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Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2010-11
Drug seizures by Scottish Police Forces in 2010-11
Table 2: The number1 of seizures of class A drugs made by police forces in Scotland by drug type, 2010-11
| Drug Type | Central | Dumfries & Galloway | Fife | Grampian | Lothian & Borders2 | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocaine | 42 | 48 | 41 | 216 | 347 | 117 | 1,157 | 118 | 2,086 |
| Crack | - | - | - | 118 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 189 |
| Ecstasy-type Substances | 14 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 154 | 19 | 269 |
| Heroin | 125 | 128 | 120 | 339 | 684 | 109 | 1,618 | 361 | 3,484 |
| LSD | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Methadone | 14 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 64 | 11 | 109 | 21 | 266 |
| Methylamphetamine | - | - | - | 1 | NA | - | - | - | 1 |
| Morphine | - | - | - | 3 | NA | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| Other class A | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| Total1 | 191 | 197 | 187 | 721 | 1,108 | 312 | 2,974 | 542 | 6,232 |
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. 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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