Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2010-11

Drug seizures by Scottish Police Forces in 2010-11


Table 1: The number1 and percentage of seizures of controlled drugs by class of drug and by police force area, 2010-11

Drug Class Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders4 Northern Strathclyde Tayside Scotland
Class A 191 197 187 721 1,108 312 2,974 542 6,232
Class B2 777 525 802 1,395 2,639 1,239 9,590 1,197 18,164
Class C3 176 117 133 334 496 321 2,287 392 4,256
Total1 1,144 839 1,122 2,450 4,243 1,872 13,520 2,129 27,319
Percentage of Total Seizures
Class A 16.7 23.5 16.7 29.4 26.1 16.7 22.0 25.5 22.8
Class B 67.9 62.6 71.5 56.9 62.2 66.2 70.9 56.2 66.5
Class C 15.4 13.9 11.9 13.6 11.7 17.1 16.9 18.4 15.6

Notes:

1. Seizures involving more than one class of drug are counted as a single seizure in the total number of seizures but are counted separately against each individual drug class involved. For more information please see Note 4.4.

2. Figures for class B drugs include mephedrone and other cathinone-based drugs, which became controlled drugs in April 2010.

3. Figures for class C drugs include GBL, 1,4-Butanediol, oripavine and BZP, which became controlled drugs in December 2009.

4. Lothian and Borders Police are unable to provide seizures figures for some drug types. For more information please see Note 4.11.

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