❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) related search warrants and drug seizures by police districts, excluding organised crime squads. The police response indicates data segregation limitations and resource constraints prevent providing the requested specifics.
AnsweredQoN 6442Legislative Assembly
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I refer to WA Police drug seizures and ask for each of the past four years: (a) how many Methylenedioxyamphetamine search warrants were executed per Police district using non-organised crime squad resources; (b) how many Methylenedioxyamphetamine search warrants were executed multiple times per Police district using non-organised crime squad resources; (c) how many drug seizures from vehicles (non-warrant) per Police district using non-organised crime squad resources took place; and (d) how many drug seizures from the person (non-warrant/non-vehicle) per Police district using non-organised crime squad resources took place?
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Answered
19 November 2020
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
15 days
The Western Australia Police Force advise:
(a) – (b) Methylenedioxyamphetamine search warrants cannot be separated from all other executed search warrants.
(c) – (d) Whether drugs are seized from a person or a vehicle cannot be identified without significant manual effort and diversion of police resources.
(a) – (b) Methylenedioxyamphetamine search warrants cannot be separated from all other executed search warrants.
(c) – (d) Whether drugs are seized from a person or a vehicle cannot be identified without significant manual effort and diversion of police resources.
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