FOI 1280-2024/25 Drug Arrests

Request
Q1.  How many arrests have been made in relation to drugs in the past five years? (possession, supply, production and importation)(January 2024- December 2024, January 2023- December 2023, January 2022- December 2022, January 2021- December 2021, January 2020- December 2020) 

Q1A. Of these arrests, how many offences relate to cannabis?

Q1B. Of these, how many are specifically related to shatter cannabis or butane honey?

Q1C. Of the arrests in response to question 1B, how many of these were for the production of shatter cannabis or butane honey?

Q1D. Of the arrests in response to question 1B, how many of these were for supplying shatter cannabis or butane honey? 

Q2. Of the drug arrests in question one - in how many cases did the CPS decide to charge?

Q2A. How many of those charges related to cannabis offences?

Q2B. How many of those charges specifically related to shatter cannabis or butane honey?

Q2C. Of the charges in response to question 2B, how many of these were for the production of shatter cannabis or butane honey?

Q2D. Of the charges in response to question 2B, how many of these were for supplying shatter cannabis or butane honey?

Q3. How many perpetrators have there been in relation to drugs in the past five years? (possession, supply, production and importation)(January 2024- December 2024, January 2023- December 2023, January 2022- December 2022, January 2021- December 2021, January 2020- December 2020)

Q3A. Of these, how many were perpetrators of cannabis related offences?

Q3B. Of these, how many were perpetrators of offences relating to shatter cannabis or butane honey?

Q3C. Of the perpetrators in response to question 3B, how many of these were perpetrators of the production of shatter cannabis or butane honey?

Q3D. Of the perpetrators in response to question 3B, how many of these were perpetrators of supplying shatter cannabis or butane honey?

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Q1. Please see the below table showing the number of arrests for drug offences in the period 1 Janury 2020 to 31 December 2024, broken down by year.

Q1a. Please see the table below showing the number of arrests relating to Cannabis in the above timeframe.

Q1b. 1 arrest related to Shatter Cannabis or Butane Honey.

Q1c. There were no arrests for the production of Shatter Cannabis or Butane Honey.

Q1d. 1 arrest related to the supply of Shatter Cannabis or Butane Honey.

Q2. We do not have access to CPS data, however, please see the below table showing the charged/summonsed crime outcomes for the drug offences outlined at Question 1.

Q2a. Please see below table showing the number of arrests relating to Cannabis with a charged/summonsed outcome in the above timeframe.

Q2b. 1 charged/summonsed outcome specifically related to Shatter Cannabis or Butane Honey.

Q2c. Not applicable as per my response to Q1c.

Q2d. 1 charged/summonsed outcome specifically related to the supply of Shatter Cannabis or Butane Honey.

Q3. Please see the table below showing a distinct count of the number of offenders arrested for drugs offences in the above timeframe.

Q3a. Please see the table below showing a distinct count of the number of offenders arrested for Cannabis related offences in the above timeframe.

Q3b. There was 1 offender arrested related to Shatter Cannabis or Butane Honey in the above timeframe.

Q3c. Not applicable as per my response to Q1c.

Q3d. There was 1 offender arrested related to the supply of Shatter Cannabis or Butane Honey in the above timeframe.

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