HAYDEN BELL D/SUPERINTENDENT C1 ORGANISED CRIME DRUG SQUAD

SEIZURES

Market Indicator Purity Street Prices Availability

Trends
Single v Multi Commodity Seizures

CANNABIS
Cannabis Resin and Herbal (kgs) Seizures 2000/01 - 2006/07
4000.0 3500.0 3000.0 371 0.1

Weight (kgs)

2500.0 2000.0 1 500.0

2,237.0

952.7 1 000.0 500.0 0.0 406.0 466.2 737.2 494.7

0001

01 02

0203

0304

0405

0506

0607

Financial Year

LSD
LSD Tablets and Microdots Seizures 2000/01 - 2006/07
9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0

8,146

Quantity

318 0001

122 0102

5 0203

6 0304 0405

506 0506

127 0607

Financial Year

HEROIN
Heroin Pow der (gm s) Seizures 2000/01 - 2006/07
6000.0

5000.0

Weight (gms)

4000.0 3,1 1 4.1 3000.0

2000.0

1 000.0 92.1 0.0 0001 01 02 0203 0304 0405 0506 31 6.01 1 71 .9 321 .9 5.1

592.4

0607

Financial Year

ECSTASY
Ecstasy Tablets Seizures 2000/01 - 2006/07
700,000 605,188 600,000

500,000 410,671

Quantity

400,000

351,296

300,000 222,888 200,000 127,368 92,107 100,000 118,708

0 0001 0102 0203 0304 0405 0506 0607

Financial Year

AMPHETAMINE
Am phetam ine Pow der (kgs) Seizures 2000/01 2006/07
90.0 79.1 80.0 70.0 73.7

Weight (kgs)

60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 8.8 10.0 0.0 0001 0102 0203 0304 0405 0506 0607 3.9 27.6 17.3 18.0

Financial Year

COCAINE
Cocaine Pow der (gm s) Seizures 2000/01 - 2006/07
40,000.0

36,1 39.7
35,000.0 30,000.0

27,1 23.7 21 ,331 .6

Weight (gms)

25,000.0 20,000.0 15,000.0 10,000.0 5,000.0 0.0 0001 0102 0203 0304

1 1 ,470.9

1 ,701 .4

3,399.9

3,023.90

0405

0506

0607

Financial Year

THE FUTURE
Crystal Meths

Crystal Meths Lab

Crack Cocaine

Ecstasy

Amphetamine

Crystal Crystal MDMA

Meth. Amphetamine

METHAMPHETAMINE

A National problem and serious threat in waiting?

On 18th January 2007 the Home Office, acting on the advice of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, reclassified Methamphetamine from Class B to a Class A drug

Sir Michael Rawlins, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs: the uncomfortable facts:

Manufacture is simple;-it can be carried out in a domestic kitchen; it requires no sophisticated equipment; is highly dangerous through risk of explosion/fire and waste is environmentally toxic.

The precursors (ephedrine, pseudo ephedrine, red phosphorus and iodine) are readily available along with instructions on their use.

THE EFFECTS on USERS

SHORT TERM EFFECTS INCLUDE:
EUPHORIA INCREASED ENERGY AND ALERTNESS INCREASED SEX DRIVE LOSS OF APPETITE

LONG TERM EFFECTS INCLUDE:

INSOMNIA VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION PARANOIA PERMANENT PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Methmouth

CRANK BUGS/BUGGING:

United Kingdom Picture

Growing evidence that UK is under threat from steady spread of methamphetamine. Several laboratories discovered throughout England and Wales in 2006/7. FSS Nationally small amounts have been seen to date.

NI ALCOHOL & DRUG STRATEGY SUPPORTING PILLARS

Prevention & Early Intervention

Treatment & Support Law & Criminal Justice

Harm Reduction
Monitoring Evaluation & Research

NI Alcohol & Drug Strategy PBNI OCTF

PSNI

Our Community

KEY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS

Identify

Local drug dealers & establish

Where they obtain drugs to

Develop Further Level 1 & 2/3 targets

THE LOGISTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Level 3 - Importers
Bring/Sources drugs in from abroad arrange sale & onward distribution

Monitor
Level 3 targets identified To establish how they source & Import drugs & whom else they Distribute to

Level 2 Wholesale/distributor
Mostly buys from importer Sells to other Level 2 distributor Or Level 1 dealers

Monitor
Level 2 targets identified Establish whom they obtain drugs from & who else they distribute to

Identify Level 1 Street level supplier

Supplies customers in local drugs market Local drug dealers & establish Where they obtain drugs to

Develop
Further Level 1 & 2/3 targets

ROLE OF C1 DRUG SQUAD

Organised Crime Level 2 & Level 3 Local National - International Specialist Support To DCU & OCU Operations