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(1) How many people were charged with illicit drug related offences, broken down by
(a) month, (b) type of drug and (c) quantity possessed, in (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21,
(iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 2022 to present.
(2) How many of the people referred to in part (1) were charged multiple times for separate instances of illicit drug related offences.
(3) How many of the people referred to in part (1) were incarcerated either as sentenced detainees or unsentenced detainees.
Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
1) The below table is a breakdown of people charged with illicit drug related offences:
People Charged with Illicit Drug Related Offences | |||||
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
Total | |
1a) Charges by month | |||||
July |
35 |
15 |
14 |
25 |
89 |
August |
27 |
21 |
10 |
6 |
64 |
September |
24 |
23 |
10 |
0 |
57 |
October |
38 |
13 |
17 |
0 |
68 |
November |
40 |
15 |
21 |
0 |
76 |
December |
45 |
24 |
17 |
0 |
86 |
January |
27 |
32 |
16 |
0 |
75 |
February |
17 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
39 |
March |
46 |
20 |
12 |
0 |
78 |
April |
22 |
31 |
20 |
0 |
73 |
May |
32 |
23 |
14 |
0 |
69 |
June |
23 |
21 |
23 |
0 |
67 |
Total |
376 |
249 |
185 |
31 |
841 |
Total Illicit Drug Related Charges | |||||
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
Total | |
1b) Drug Type | |||||
1,4-BUTANEDIOL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ACETYLCODEINE |
0 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
ALPRAZOLAM (XANAX) |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
AMPHETAMINE |
5 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
17 |
BENZOCAINE |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
BENZODIAZEPINE (E.G. DICLAZEPAM, FLUBROMAZOLAM) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
BUPHEDRONE, MABP (A-METHYLAMINO-BUTYROPHENONE) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
BUPRENORPHINE (SUBUTEX, BUPRENEX) |
4 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
CANNABIS (THC,CBD) |
276 |
129 |
106 |
1 |
512 |
CLONAZEPAM (KLONOPIN) |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
COCAINE |
92 |
106 |
93 |
3 |
294 |
CODEINE |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
DIAZEPAM (VALIUM, RANZEPAM) |
7 |
13 |
10 |
0 |
30 |
DMT (N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
ETHYLPHENIDATE (EVOKE, GOGAINE) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
FENTANYL (DUROGESIC) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
GBL (GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE) |
8 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
24 |
GHB (GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID) |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
HEROIN |
20 |
22 |
5 |
0 |
47 |
KETAMINE |
4 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
LIGNOCAINE, LIDOCAINE, XYLOCAINE |
1 |
10 |
20 |
0 |
31 |
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