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1998-99
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seizures of methamphetamine have been made by (a) police and (b) HM Customs, in the last 10 years; and what was the total quantity seized. - Inc table and fact that some figures could only be given at...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seizures of methamphetamine have been made by (a) police and (b) HM Customs, in the last 10 years; and what was the total quantity seized. - Inc table and fact that some figures could only be given at...
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
George Howarth
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
31 March 1999
For answer on
21 April 1999
Answered on
21 April 1999
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many seizures of methylamphetamine have been made by (a) police
and (b) HM Customs, in the last 10 years; and what was the total quantity seized. [79902]
Mr. George Howarth: Figures for the number of seizures of methylamphetamine made by the police and Customs and submitted to the
Forensic Science Service for analysis between 1995 and 1998 are given in the table. It should be noted that full information is not
available for 1996 and 1997. Equivalent figures for earlier years can be provided only at disproportionate cost. Not all seizures of
controlled drugs are necessarily submitted for analysis. Details of all seizures, whether analysed or not, can be provided only at
disproportionate cost.
Until late 1997, methylamphetamine represented less than 0.1 per cent. of all amphetamine cases in the United Kingdom. Furthermore,
the amounts seized (mostly white powders) were generally small with typical purities of less than 10 per cent. The weight of tablets
varies but is typically in the range 250-300 milligrams and perhaps has a drug content of 5 per cent.
Use of this substance is very rare in Europe but is more prevalent in the United States of America and Japan.
Seizures of methylamphetamine submitted to the Forensic Science Service for analysis by police and Customs 1995-98
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year Number of seizures Quantity seized
Police
1995 12 309 grams, 1 tablet
1996 7 23 grams, 25 tablets
1997 (April-December only) 34 Less than 7 grams, 743 tablets
1998 81 7.75 grams, 4,955 tablets (includes one
seizure of 3,000 tablets and another of
400 tablets)
Customs
1995 Not available Not available
1996 (July-December only) 1 0.96 grams
1997 0 0
1998 2 19.24 grams
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Source: Forensic Science Service
Subjects
Customs and Excise; Drugs; Police; Forensic Science Service; Methamphetamine; Drug seizures
Date
21 April 1999
Reference
79902; 329 c579-80W
House
House of Commons