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Average, maximum and minimum fine amounts imposed at all courts for having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply by drug type and year, 1998-2008, England and Wales
 Fine amount (£) 
Drug type and yearMinimumMaximumAverageNumber of persons fined

Cannabis

    

1998

15

3,000

219.07

244

1999

10

1,500

216.06

197

2000

25

2,000

306.53

163

2001

20

2,000

204.10

100

2002

30

3,000

246.50

103

2003

25

2,500

322.75

111

2004

20

5,000

382.63

79

2005

20

1,500

171.35

62

2006

35

3,500

307.07

29

2007

15

3,000

301.09

32

2008

<5

3,015

322.52

48

     

Cocaine

    

1998

100

700

227.78

9

1999

50

500

271.88

8

2000

75

200

124.00

10

2001

50

250

136.11

9

2002

40

2,500

366.92

13

2003

30

750

215.53

19

2004

100

1,000

371.43

14

2005

50

4,000

670.71

14

2006

30

750

293.33

9

2007

30

1,000

326.05

19

2008

10

500

180.91

11

     

Crack Cocaine

    

1998

75

100

3

1999

125

200

2

2000

50

50

1

2001

100

300

190.00

5

2002

100

150

2

2003

75

75

2

2004

50

250

3

2005

50

1,500

321.43

7

2006

20

120

3

2007

25

60

3

2008

*

*

*

0

     

Ecstasy (MDMA)

    

1998

100

750

269.09

11

1999

75

2,000

359.06

16

2000

50

1,000

246.50

20

2001

100

1,500

403.00

20

2002

50

1,000

291.14

22

2003

40

1,000

356.46

24

2004

75

650

272.50

10

2005

100

1,000

500.00

8

2006

100

500

210.00

10

2007

250

2,500

678.57

7

2008

*

*

*

0

     

Heroin

    

1998

50

300

155.77

13

1999

50

500

194.44

18

2000

75

300

161.25

8

2001

25

600

163.75

24

2002

60

250

142.78

9

2003

60

2,500

455.00

12

2004

25

100

3

2005

80

300

155.00

5

2006

25

240

103.75

8

2007

25

100

65.83

6

2008

50

100

3

— = Figure suppressed as number too small to give meaningful average. Note: These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice Ref: PQ(JSAS) 314818-10 29/01/10.