Police Recorded Drug Seizures and Arrests in Northern Ireland Update to 30 September 2019 Date of Publication: The number of drug seizure incidents and drug-related 29 November 2019 arrests recorded by the police have shown an upwards trend since 2006/07. Figures for the latest 12 months confirm that Frequency of Publication: this upwards trend is continuing. Biannually In 12 months from 1st October 2018 to 30th September 2019: Issued by: . There were 7,941 drug seizure incidents, an increase PSNI Statistics Branch of 764 (10.6 per cent) on the previous 12 months. Lisnasharragh 42 Montgomery Road . Higher levels of seizure incidents were seen across Belfast each class of drugs. BT6 9LD . Cannabis (Class B) was the most commonly seized drug, followed by cocaine (Class A) and
[email protected] benzodiazepines (Class C). 028 9065 0222 Ext. 24135 . All but two policing districts showed an increase in drug seizure incidents. Web PSNI Statistics . There were 3,618 drug-related arrests, an increase of 294 (8.9 per cent) when compared with the previous 12 months. Six policing districts showed an increase in drug- related arrests, with Belfast City showing the largest increase. 0 Contents Page 1. Things you need to know about this release 2 Drug Seizures 2. What is happening to drug seizures over the longer term? 3 3. What has been happening to drug seizures more recently? 4 4. Drug seizures - what has been happening in policing districts? 6 Drug-related Arrests 5. What is happening to drug-related arrests over the longer term? 7 6.