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Class A drug seizures soar while cannabis finds fall Print E-mail
Tuesday, 03 June 2008

Scotland’s police caught record numbers of people with Class A drugs like heroin, cocaine and crack over the last two years, while seizures of cannabis fell.

The figures were released by the Government today in the report ‘Drug Seizures By Scottish Police Forces, 2005/06 and 2006/07’.

The report shows that seizures of crack cocaine have trebled over the last two years, from 75 seizures in 2004/05 to 226 in 2006/07. Seizures of traditional powdered cocaine have also increased dramatically, from 870 in 2004/05 to 1692 in 2006/07.

Heroin, responsible for more Scottish drug-related deaths than any other illicit substance, was seized by police on 2816 occasions in 2004/05 compared to 3289 in 2006/07.

By contrast, seizures of cannabis fell from 19,319 in 2004/05 to 13,364 in 2006/07.

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill commented:

“Drugs and the gangsters who peddle them continue to be a scourge on our communities. That is why this Government set up the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce and is determined to work with our eight police forces, the SCDEA, the Crown Office and other agencies to tackle this menace. The increase in the number of Class A drugs seized shows that the police are taking strong enforcement action against those drugs which cause the most harm to our communities.
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