Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 9 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 December 2014. It was answered by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Navy: Drug Seizures
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quantity of drugs have been seized by the Royal Navy in each of the last five years; and how many people have been jailed as a result of such seizures.
- Answer
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The Royal Navy is involved in counter narcotics efforts across the globe but primarily in the Caribbean. The table below shows the global narcotics seizures made by the Royal Navy in the last five calendar years.
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total Quantity of Narcotics seized
(in Metric Tonnes)
0.51
1.7
0.18
3.9
3.1
The Royal Navy does not hold information regarding the number of people jailed as a result of such seizures.
Secondary information
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- 217800
- Session
- 2014-15
- Subjects
- Prisoners Navy Drug seizures
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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