Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2011-12

Drug seizures by Scottish police forces in 2011-12


Table 4a: The number of seizures of class B drugs made by police forces in Scotland by drug type, 2010-11

                                                                                                                                                                                                Number

Drug Type Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian3 Lothian & Borders4 Northern Strathclyde Tayside Scotland
Herbal Cannabis 156 184 223 398 1,218 326 3,774 326 6,605
Cannabis resin 577 218 414 506 1,005 675 5,941 594 9,930
Cannabis plants 18 19 90 40 212 22 416 55 872
Total Cannabis1 751 421 727 944 2,435 1,023 9,203 975 16,479
Amphetamines 80 11 71 44 142 156 516 105 1,125
Barbiturates 4 - - - NA - - - 4
Mephedrone - 1 10 44 NA 38 12 96 201
Other class B2 11 - 58 24 62 22 62 21 260
Total1 777 433 866 1,056 2,639 1,239 9,614 1,197 17,821

Notes:

1. Seizures involving more than one type of drug are counted as a single seizure in the total number of seizures but are counted separately against each individual drug type involved. For more information please see Note 3.3.1.

2. Figures for 'other class B drugs' include cathinone-based drugs excluding mephedrone, which became controlled drugs on 16 April 2010, though some were already controlled as class C drugs.

3. The previously published number of seizures for Grampian Police for 2010-11 were based on Grampian Police Quarterly statistics. The revised figures for 2010-11 are drawn directly from Grampian Police's crime recording system and as such provide greater accuracy. The quantity of drugs seized have not been affected.

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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