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Justice

Drugs: Crime

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were (a) prosecuted, (b) convicted and (c) given a custodial sentence for dealing in (i) heroin, (ii) cocaine, (iii) ecstasy and (iv) LSD in each of the last 10 years. [211544]

Mr. Straw: Data showing the number of people proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced to immediate custody for dealing in heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and LSD in each of the last 10 years are in the following tables.

The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.

Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts, found guilty at all courts and given immediate custody for dealing in Heroin, Cocaine, Ecstasy and LSD, England and Wales, 1997 to 2006(1, 2, 3, 4,)
	1997			1998
Offence	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Immediate custody	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Immediate custody
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):- Heroin.	1,304	789	659	1,486	892	737
Having possession of a controlled drug ( with intent to supply:-Heroin.	1,265	744	604	1,411	822	656
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug,(or being concerned in):- Cocaine.	342	137	102	423	223	161
Having possession of a controlled drug , with intent to supply:-Cocaine	471	291	228	502	334	260
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):- MDMA	442	310	228	308	246	179
Having possession of a controlled drug ( with intent to supply:-MDMA.	787	544	410	410	304	217
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):-LSD	54	39	27	32	33	24
Having possession of a controlled drug , with intent to supply:-LSD.	116	71	51	88	56	42

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	1999			2000
Offence	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Immediate custody	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Immediate custody
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):- Heroin.	1,869	1,144	953	1,643	1,209	1,049
Having possession of a controlled drug ( with intent to supply:-Heroin.	1,483	883	741	1,476	900	769
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug,(or being concerned in):- Cocaine.	487	322	262	437	258	192
Having possession of a controlled drug , with intent to supply:-Cocaine	578	346	282	664	364	295
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):- MDMA	408	231	173	545	326	231
Having possession of a controlled drug ( with intent to supply:-MDMA.	693	451	338	1,081	725	508
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):-LSD	27	18	5	13	13	10
Having possession of a controlled drug , with intent to supply:-LSD.	56	37	30	24	17	10

	2001			2002
Offence	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Immediate custody	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Immediate custody
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):- Heroin.	1,909	1,203	1,000	1,643	1,234	1,044
Having possession of a controlled drug ( with intent to supply:-Heroin.	1,727	1,004	848	1,600	962	774
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug,(or being concerned in):- Cocaine.	591	300	235	593	371	311
Having possession of a controlled drug , with intent to supply:-Cocaine	869	456	359	980	554	430
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):- MDMA	528	376	252	399	365	216
Having possession of a controlled drug ( with intent to supply:-MDMA.	1,352	960	690	1,064	830	578
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):-LSD	7	4	1	11	7	3
Having possession of a controlled drug , with intent to supply:-LSD.	20	9	5	8	4	4

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	2003			2004
Offence	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Immediate custody	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Immediate custody
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):- Heroin.	1,698	1,308	1,095	1,612	1,415	1,164
Having possession of a controlled drug ( with intent to supply:-Heroin.	1,628	1,100	884	1,498	1,175	913
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug,(or being concerned in):- Cocaine.	675	456	409	645	446	371
Having possession of a controlled drug , with intent to supply:-Cocaine	1,015	687	564	1,060	792	658
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):- MDMA	306	219	127	261	172	100
Having possession of a controlled drug ( with intent to supply:-MDMA.	947	746	461	726	603	394
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in):-LSD	3	3	1	5	0	0
Having possession of a controlled drug , with intent to supply:-LSD.	15	6	3	15	10	9

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