Review of the Police Powers (Drug Premises) Act 2001 - NSW ...
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Table 19.<br />
<strong>Drug</strong>s Located, State-wide, 141 instances<br />
<strong>Drug</strong> type<br />
Total Incidents <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Drug</strong> Seizures<br />
Quantity <strong>of</strong> <strong>Drug</strong>s Seized<br />
(grams unless specified)<br />
Average<br />
(grams) 775<br />
Heroin 39 5956.4 23.96<br />
Cocaine 13 245.18 0.9<br />
Ecstasy 25 142.83 + 9149 tablets 1.16<br />
Amphetamine 26 524.06 3.86<br />
Cannabis<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Source: COPS event narratives and search warrant documents<br />
62 3403.8 + 43 plants + 600<br />
seeds + 25 bags<br />
36 213.05 white powder/rock<br />
substance, 3059 tablets<br />
24.89<br />
3.05<br />
In <strong>the</strong> tables below, we have set out <strong>the</strong> quantities <strong>of</strong> each particular drug type seized in each region. 776<br />
8.5.6. Prohibited drugs located on drug premises in <strong>the</strong> Greater Metropolitan Region<br />
<strong>Drug</strong>s were located on 62 occasions, 777 or nearly 80%, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> instances in which <strong>the</strong> <strong>Drug</strong> <strong>Premises</strong> <strong>Act</strong> was used in this region.<br />
Table 20.<br />
<strong>Drug</strong>s located, Greater Metropolitan Region<br />
<strong>Drug</strong> type<br />
Total Incidents <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Drug</strong> Seizures<br />
Quantity <strong>of</strong> <strong>Drug</strong><br />
Seizures (grams)<br />
Quantity <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Drug</strong>s Seized<br />
(not measured<br />
in grams)<br />
Lowest<br />
Amount<br />
(grams)<br />
Highest<br />
Amount<br />
(grams)<br />
Heroin 25 2136.21 28 foils 0.06 1720<br />
Cocaine 9 108.27 0 0.26 71<br />
Ecstasy 6 39.8 599.5 tablets 5.4 34.4<br />
Amphetamine 13 325.06 0 2.74 90.1<br />
Methadone 3 0 9 bottles N/a N/a<br />
Cannabis 33 1509.79<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r 22 143.91<br />
Source: COPS event narratives and search warrant documents<br />
34 plants, 550<br />
seeds, 12 bags<br />
leaf, 1 foil stick,<br />
3 capsules <strong>of</strong><br />
cannabis oil<br />
2251 tablets,<br />
13 foils <strong>of</strong> white<br />
powder, 1 vial<br />
stanzanol, 2 tabs<br />
LSD<br />
0.23 315.7<br />
0.4 paracetamol<br />
71.2<br />
white powder<br />
775 The “average” has been calculated by including those incidents in which no prohibited drugs were located and only those incidents that are<br />
quantified in grams.<br />
776 <strong>Drug</strong>s located by State Crime Command are not included in each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tables for each <strong>Police</strong> Region. Data on drugs located by State Crime<br />
Command is presented later in this chapter.<br />
777 Finds <strong>of</strong> drug residue have not been included.<br />
<strong>NSW</strong> Ombudsman<br />
<strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Powers</strong> (<strong>Drug</strong> <strong>Premises</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2001</strong> 139