Transcript Drugs Awareness

HAYDEN BELL
D/SUPERINTENDENT
C1 ORGANISED
CRIME
DRUG SQUAD
SEIZURES
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Market Indicator
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Purity
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Street Prices
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Availability
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Trends
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Single v Multi Commodity Seizures
CANNABIS
Cannabis Resin and Herbal (kgs) Seizures 2000/01 - 2006/07
4000.0
3710.1
3500.0
Weight (kgs)
3000.0
2500.0
2,237.0
2000.0
1500.0
952.7
1000.0
500.0
737.2
406.0
466.2
0001
0102
494.7
0.0
0203
0304
Financial Year
0405
0506
0607
LSD
Quantity
LSD Tablets and Microdots Seizures 2000/01 - 2006/07
9000
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
8,146
318
122
0001
0102
5
506
6
0203
0304
Financial Year
0405
0506
127
0607
HEROIN
Heroin Pow der (gm s) Seizures 2000/01 - 2006/07
6000.0
Weight (gms)
5000.0
4000.0
3,114.1
3000.0
2000.0
1000.0
592.4
92.1
316.01
171.9
321.9
5.1
0.0
0001
0102
0203
0304
Financial Year
0405
0506
0607
ECSTASY
Ecstasy Tablets Seizures 2000/01 - 2006/07
700,000
605,188
600,000
500,000
Quantity
410,671
400,000
351,296
300,000
222,888
200,000
127,368
118,708
92,107
100,000
0
0001
0102
0203
0304
Financial Year
0405
0506
0607
AMPHETAMINE
Am phetam ine Pow der (kgs) Seizures 2000/01 2006/07
90.0
79.1
80.0
73.7
Weight (kgs)
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
27.6
30.0
18.0
17.3
20.0
8.8
10.0
3.9
0.0
0001
0102
0203
0304
Financial Year
0405
0506
0607
COCAINE
Cocaine Pow der (gm s) Seizures 2000/01 - 2006/07
40,000.0
36,139.7
35,000.0
Weight (gms)
30,000.0
27,123.7
25,000.0
21,331.6
20,000.0
15,000.0
11,470.9
10,000.0
5,000.0
1,701.4
3,399.9
3,023.90
0102
0203
0.0
0001
0304
Financial Year
0405
0506
0607
THE FUTURE
Crystal Meths
Crystal Meths Lab
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Amphetamine
Crystal
Crystal MDMA
Meth.
Amphetamine
METHAMPHETAMINE
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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’:
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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.
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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
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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
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Prevention & Early Intervention
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Treatment & Support
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Law & Criminal Justice
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Harm Reduction
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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
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Develop Further Level 1 & 2/3 targets
THE LOGISTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Level 3 - Importers
Monitor
Bring/Sources drugs in from
abroad arrange sale &
onward distribution
Level 3 targets identified
To establish how they source &
Import drugs & whom else they
Distribute to
Level 2 – Wholesale/distributor
Monitor
Mostly buys from importer
Sells to other Level 2 distributor
Or Level 1 dealers
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
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Organised Crime
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Level 2 & Level 3
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Local – National - International
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Specialist Support –
To DCU & OCU Operations