Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2011-12

Drug seizures by Scottish police forces in 2011-12


Table 7a: The quantity of class B drugs seized1,2 by police forces in Scotland by drug type, 2010-11

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Quantity

Drug Type Units3 Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders4 Northern Strathclyde Tayside Scotland
Herbal Cannabis kg 0.7 330.4 7.3 17.9 133.5 13.8 357.6 6.7 867.9
Cannabis resin kg 23.6 46.9 8.4 85.3 98.0 16.8 776.9 13.4 1,069.3
Cannabis plants plants 143 8,363 1,700 817 7,679 82 15,002 1,067 34,853
Amphetamines kg 3.5 0.0 1.6 16.0 9.4 8.8 179.3 42.5 261.1
Barbiturates tablets (000s) 0.2 - - - NA - - - 0.2
Mephedrone kg - 0.0 0.1 2.9 NA 0.4 0.1 2.4 5.8

Notes:

1. Where the quantity of a seizure is recorded as 'trace' it is not included in these figures.

2. Drugs can be seized in a variety of forms or preparation types. In this table, quantities of drugs have been converted to weights (kg), liquids (litres) or tablets (000s). To present all seized quantities within a given drug type in terms of one comparable unit, conversion factors are applied to estimate the overall quantity for that drug.

3. Tablets include doses, dots and squares.

4. Lothian and Borders Police are unable to provide seizures figures for some drug types. For more information please see Note 3.3.6.

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