How many drug finds there have been in each prison in each month since January 2010, broken down by type of drug

Answered Asked by Richard Baker Lab Lodged 3 Mar 2011

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug finds there have been in each prison in each month since January 2010, broken down by type of drug

The answer

Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 Mar 2011 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The following table illustrates the number of drug finds recorded in each month 2010 broken down by establishment. SPS does not carry out analysis on substances found. These are sent to the police for either further investigation or disposal as appropriate.

| Jan
| Feb
| Mar
| Apr
| May
| Jun
| Jul
| Aug
| Sept
| Oct
| Nov
| Dec

Aberdeen
| 10
| 14
| 6
| 11
| 6
| 12
| 11
| 10
| 7
| 6
| 9
| 6

Addiewell
| 41
| 25
| 23
| 25
| 16
| 28
| 28
| 22
| 17
| 15
| 17
| 18

Barlinnie
| 17
| 22
| 13
| 28
| 22
| 23
| 18
| 18
| 14
| 12
| 12
| 9

Cornton Vale
| 10
| 9
| 6
| 8
| 13
| 10
| 6
| 13
| 8
| 11
| 19
| 6

Dumfries
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1

Edinburgh
| 21
| 7
| 22
| 22
| 24

In the Official Report

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