Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2011-12

Drug seizures by Scottish police forces in 2011-12


Table 5b: The number1 of seizures of class C drugs made by police forces in Scotland by drug type, 2011-12

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Number

Drug Type Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders3 Northern Strathclyde Tayside Scotland
Anabolic Steroids - - - 7 NA - 7 6 20
Diazepam 133 110 140 304 534 249 2,496 312 4,278
GHB 1 - - - NA - - - 1
Ketamine 1 - 1 10 NA 13 7 2 34
Other Benzodiazepines - 8 3 8 NA - - 20 39
Temazepam - - 2 10 19 6 23 - 60
Other class C2 8 8 - 29 - 73 165 64 347
Total1 143 126 146 353 553 341 2,630 404 4,696

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 'class C drugs' include amineptine, which became controlled drugs on 28 March 2011.

3. 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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