Arrests for possession of cannabis (FOI)

​​Request

A

Please confirm how much cannabis has been seized by the States of Jersey Police every year since 2019 in Jersey, both by weight and by street value. 

B

Please confirm how many arrests have been for:

i) possession of cannabis​

ii) possession with intent to supply over that time frame on a year by year basis. 

C

Please confirm how many people have been convicted for:

i) possession of cannabis

ii) possession with intent to supply 

Response

A

The systems are not configured in such a way that this information can be easily extracted. Each seizure would need to be manually reviewed. It has been estimated that to provide the information requested would exceed the 12.5 hours allowed for Freedom of Information responses in accordance with Regulation 2 (1) of the Freedom of Information (Costs) (Jersey) Regulations 2014. Article 16 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has therefore been applied.

B

Arrest data does not provide an accurate picture of the level of drug offending. A more accurate picture can be evidenced by an assessment of the number of persons who are categorised as either suspects or offenders.

B

i)

The number of recorded offences for possession of cannabis is as follows:

B

ii)

The number of recorded offences for possession with intent to supply cannabis is a follows:

C

i)

The number of convictions or parish hall sanctions for possession of cannabis:

C

ii)

The number of convictions for possession of cannabis with intent to supply is as follows (none have been dealt with by parish hall sanction):

​​*To 27 March 2024

Article applied

Article 16 - A scheduled public authority may refuse to supply information if cost excessive

(1) A scheduled public authority that has been requested to supply information may refuse to supply the information if it estimates that the cost of doing so would exceed an amount determined in the manner prescribed by Regulations. ​