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Written Question · S3W-31328 · Session 3

How many drug finds there have been in each prison in each month since January 2007, broken down by type of drug.

Answered Asked by Richard Baker Lab Lodged 1 Feb 2010

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug finds there have been in each prison in each month since January 2007, broken down by type of drug.

The answer

Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 Feb 2010 · 22 days after it was lodged, on time

I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The following tables illustrates the number of suspected drug finds from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009.
2009
Establishment
| Jan
| Feb
| Mar
| Apr
| May
| Jun
| Jul
| Aug
| Sept
| Oct
| Nov
| Dec

Aberdeen
| 13
| 12
| 15
| 5
| 10
| 9
| 8
| 11
| 11
| 8
| 21
| 11

Addiewell
| 0
| 15
| 46
| 10
| 13
| 16
| 21
| 20
| 22
| 23
| 14
| 28

Barlinnie
| 20
| 24
| 33
| 22
| 25
| 24
| 24
| 23
| 22
| 21
| 15
| 14

Cornton Vale
| 10
| 5
| 11
| 8
| 13
| 11
| 8
| 11
| 7
| 8
| 12
| 9

Dumfries
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1

Edinburgh
| 19
| 26
| 25
|

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