DRUGS
There were 415 drug related offences reported in the ACT during 2005-06, a 34% decrease from the number reported in 2004-05 (628). Over three-quarters of offences reported in 2005-06 were for Possession or use of drugs (76% or 316 offences), followed by Deal and traffic in drugs (15% or 61 offences) and Manufacture and grow drugs (7% or 28 offences).
9.4 DRUG OFFENCES(a), ACT |
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| 2003-04 | 2004-05(b) | 2005-06 | Change from 2004-05 to 2005-06 | |
| no. | no. | no. | % | |
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| Possession or use of drugs | 395 | 421 | 316 | -25 | |
| Deal and traffic in drugs | 100 | 131 | 61 | -53 | |
| Manufacture and grow drugs | 122 | 70 | 28 | -60 | |
| Other drug offences | 29 | 6 | 10 | 67 | |
| Total offences | 646 | 628 | 415 | -34 | |
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| (a) Drug offences reported or becoming known to police. |
| (b) The data for 2004-05 are revised data from the ACT Policing, Annual Report, 2005-06. |
| ACT Policing, Annual Report, 2004-05; and ACT Policing, Annual Report, 2005-06. |
There was a slight decrease in the total number of drug seizures in the ACT between 2004-05 (1,091 seizures) and 2005-06 (1,074 seizures). The drug seized most often in 2005-06 was Cannabis (473 seizures, or 44% of total drug seizures), followed by Amphetamines (207 seizures, or 19%).
9.5 DRUG SEIZURES IN THE ACT(a)(b)(c) |
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| | 2003-04 | 2004-05(d) | 2005-06 | |
| | Seizures | Weight | Seizures | Weight | Seizures | Weight | |
| Drug Type | no. | grams | no. | grams | no. | grams | |
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| Amphetamine | 164 | 585 | 190 | 284 | 207 | 1 195 | |
| Cannabis | 659 | 842 868 | 570 | 565 754 | 473 | 451 922 | |
| Cocaine | 9 | 5 | 9 | 589 | 13 | 27 | |
| Heroin | 96 | 268 | 51 | 84 | 41 | 40 | |
| Ketamine(e) | . . | . . | . . | . . | 9 | 85 | |
| LSD(f) | - | - | 2 | . . | 1 | 4 | |
| MDMA(g) | 49 | 78 | 48 | 124 | 125 | 708 | |
| Other | 203 | 1 438 | 195 | 13 270 | 189 | 5 556 | |
| Steroids(h) | 14 | 394 | 26 | 178 | 16 | . . | |
| Total | 1 194 | . . | 1 091 | . . | 1 074 | . . | |
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| . . not applicable |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| (a) Includes seizures awaiting analysis to confirm both weights and the presence of the illegal substance. |
| (b) Recorded weights and drug types may differ from those previously recorded. Net weight confirmed has been used where available, otherwise net weight estimated has been used. The weight value indicated may also include packaging. |
| (c) ACT Policing Drug Registry figures differ from those prepared for the Australian Federal Police as a whole. The ACT Drug Registry counts each individual drug package seized, whereas the national figures combine like drugs together. |
| (d) The 2004-05 data are revised data from the ACT Policing, Annual Report, 2005-06. |
| (e) Seizures of ketamine were first recorded in ACT Policing's drug statistics in 2005-06 |
| (f) Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. Not all LSD samples are weighed as the drug may be impregnated in another maedium, e.g. paper |
| (g) Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, an amphetamine analogue generally known as 'ecstacy' |
| (h) Not all steroids are weighed due to the majority of steroids being suspended in liquid |
| ACT Policing, Annual Report, 2004-05; and ACT Policing, Annual Report, 2005-06. |
