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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

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

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

Type
Written question
Reference
217800
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Prisoners Navy Drug seizures
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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