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Legislative Assembly Question
No. 569
Drugs of Dependence
Mr Collaery: to ask the Attorney General - in relation to drugs of dependence search warrants executed at residential premises within the ACT
(1) How many such search warrants were executed in the period 1 July 1990 to
30 June 1991.
(2) What has been the approximate percentage rise in such searches over the last financial
year.
(3) What were the number and type of charges laid over the same period.
(4) What has been the approximate percentage rise in such charges over the preceding
financial year.
(5) What substances were generally involved.
(6) In the financial year 1990-1991 (a) how many drug analyses were requested by the
Australian Federal Police; (b) what was the approximate cost of each analysis; (c) what
was the overall cost of police requested drugs of dependence analyses; and (d) how
many analyses were for cannabis.
(7) How many persons were charged with (a) growing not more than (5) cannabis plants;
(b) possessing less than 25 grams of a prohibited substance; and (c) possessing less than
25 grams of cannabis derived substance in any form.
Mr Connolly - the answer to the Members question is as follows:
The figures included in this response relate to Drugs of Dependence search warrants served by the Australian Federal Police, ACT Region, Drug Operations Branch. It is not possible to indicate how many warrants were served on residential premises without undertaking a labour intensive search of records.
(1) There were 222 search warrants executed by the ACT Drug Operations Branch
during the period 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991.
(2) There were 27 more warrants issued during the 1990/91 financial year. This was
an increase of 13.84 percent on the previous financial year.
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