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(1) How many people were charged with illicit drug related offences, broken down by
(a) month, (b) type of drug and (c) quantity possessed, in (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21,
(iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 2022 to present.

(2) How many of the people referred to in part (1) were charged multiple times for separate instances of illicit drug related offences.

(3) How many of the people referred to in part (1) were incarcerated either as sentenced detainees or unsentenced detainees.

Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

1) The below table is a breakdown of people charged with illicit drug related offences:

People Charged with Illicit Drug Related Offences

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

Total

1a) Charges by month

July

35

15

14

25

89

August

27

21

10

6

64

September

24

23

10

0

57

October

38

13

17

0

68

November

40

15

21

0

76

December

45

24

17

0

86

January

27

32

16

0

75

February

17

11

11

0

39

March

46

20

12

0

78

April

22

31

20

0

73

May

32

23

14

0

69

June

23

21

23

0

67

Total

376

249

185

31

841

Total Illicit Drug Related Charges

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

Total

1b) Drug Type

1,4-BUTANEDIOL

0

1

0

0

1

ACETYLCODEINE

0

6

8

0

14

ALPRAZOLAM (XANAX)

9

3

0

0

12

AMPHETAMINE

5

3

9

0

17

BENZOCAINE

1

0

2

1

4

BENZODIAZEPINE (E.G. DICLAZEPAM, FLUBROMAZOLAM)

0

1

0

0

1

BUPHEDRONE, MABP (A-METHYLAMINO-BUTYROPHENONE)

0

1

1

0

2

BUPRENORPHINE (SUBUTEX, BUPRENEX)

4

7

1

0

12

CANNABIS (THC,CBD)

276

129

106

1

512

CLONAZEPAM (KLONOPIN)

2

4

0

0

6

COCAINE

92

106

93

3

294

CODEINE

2

0

1

0

3

DIAZEPAM (VALIUM, RANZEPAM)

7

13

10

0

30

DMT (N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE)

1

0

1

0

2

ETHYLPHENIDATE (EVOKE, GOGAINE)

1

0

0

0

1

FENTANYL (DUROGESIC)

0

1

0

0

1

GBL (GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE)

8

8

8

0

24

GHB (GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID)

0

0

4

0

4

HEROIN

20

22

5

0

47

KETAMINE

4

5

3

0

12

LIGNOCAINE, LIDOCAINE, XYLOCAINE

1

10

20

0

31


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