Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2011-12
Drug seizures by Scottish police forces in 2011-12
Table 2b: The number1 and percentage of seizures of controlled drugs by class of drug and by police force area, 2011-12
Number
| Drug Class | Central | Dumfries & Galloway | Fife | Grampian | Lothian & Borders5 | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A2 | 141 | 155 | 202 | 659 | 726 | 395 | 2,939 | 571 | 5,788 |
| Class B3 | 698 | 592 | 945 | 1,591 | 2,687 | 1,500 | 11,072 | 1,368 | 20,453 |
| Class C4 | 143 | 126 | 146 | 353 | 553 | 341 | 2,630 | 404 | 4,696 |
| Total1 | 982 | 859 | 1,293 | 2,595 | 3,966 | 2,236 | 15,235 | 2,343 | 29,509 |
| Percentage of Total Seizures | |||||||||
| Class A | 14.4 | 18.0 | 15.6 | 25.4 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 24.4 | 19.6 |
| Class B | 71.1 | 68.9 | 73.1 | 61.3 | 67.8 | 67.1 | 72.7 | 58.4 | 69.3 |
| Class C | 14.6 | 14.7 | 11.3 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 15.9 |
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 3.3.1.
2. Figures for class A drugs include tapentadol, which became a controlled drug on 28 March 2011.
3. Figures for class B drugs include mephedrone and other cathinone-based drugs, which became controlled drugs on 16 April 2010, though some were already controlled as class C drugs.
4. Figures for class C drugs include amineptine, which became a controlled drug on 28 March 2011.
5. 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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