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<p>We take a zero tolerance approach to drugs in prison and there are already a range
of robust measures in place in prisons to detect drugs, including the use of search
dogs and intelligence-led searches. We recently introduced tough new laws which will
see those who smuggle packages over prison walls, including new psychoactive substances,
face up to two years in prison. Those who involve themselves in the distribution of
drugs in our prisons should know that they will face prosecution and extra time behind
bars.</p><br /><p>The table below gives the number of drug finds in prisons in England
and Wales in the timeframe requested:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Incidents<sup>1</sup>
where drugs were found in prison<sup>2</sup>, England and Wales, 2000 to 2015<sup>3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>3701</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>4079</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>3683</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>4023</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>4647</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>5351</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>5416</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>5594</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>5140</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>4743</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3857</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3696</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4516</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4227</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5973</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1)
Where more than one drug type is found within a single incident, each drug type is
counted individually.</p><p>(2) Includes NOMS operated Immigration Removal Centres.</p><p>(3)
Data in whole years only and is not yet available for 2015</p><br /><p>Note to Tables:</p><ol><li>All
figures in this answer have been drawn from live administrative data systems which
may be amended at any time.Although care is taken when processing and analysing the
returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large
scale recording system. The data are not subject to audit.</li></ol>
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