A WA parliamentary question regarding roadblocks set up in the south west to intercept school leavers, focusing on the number of roadblocks, locations, police involvement, charges, and drug-related offences. The response provides specific numbers and locations but withholds future plans due to operational sensitivities.

AnsweredQoN 836Legislative Council
Asked
29 November 2001
Portfolio
Police and Emergency Services

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With regard to the south west roadblocks designed to intercept school leavers - (1) How many roadblocks have been or will be set up? (2) Where have roadblocks been established? (3) How many police officers are involved? (4) How many people have been charged with offences? (5) Were any of the offences drug related? (6) If offences were drug related, which drugs were involved? (7) How many cautions were issued and for what offences? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(1) How many roadblocks have been or will be set up? (2) Where have roadblocks been established? (3) How many police officers are involved? (4) How many people have been charged with offences? (5) Were any of the offences drug related? (6) If offences were drug related, which drugs were involved? (7) How many cautions were issued and for what offences? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(2) Where have roadblocks been established? (3) How many police officers are involved? (4) How many people have been charged with offences? (5) Were any of the offences drug related? (6) If offences were drug related, which drugs were involved? (7) How many cautions were issued and for what offences? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(3) How many police officers are involved? (4) How many people have been charged with offences? (5) Were any of the offences drug related? (6) If offences were drug related, which drugs were involved? (7) How many cautions were issued and for what offences? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(4) How many people have been charged with offences? (5) Were any of the offences drug related? (6) If offences were drug related, which drugs were involved? (7) How many cautions were issued and for what offences? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(5) Were any of the offences drug related? (6) If offences were drug related, which drugs were involved? (7) How many cautions were issued and for what offences? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(6) If offences were drug related, which drugs were involved? (7) How many cautions were issued and for what offences? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(7) How many cautions were issued and for what offences? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(1) Six. The number and location of roadblocks planned for the future cannot be divulged due to operational sensitivities. (2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(2) Roadblocks were established along Old Coast Road in Mandurah and Bunbury, and on Bussell Highway in Busselton. (3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(3) A total of 59. (4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(4) Five. (5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(5) Yes. (6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(6) Cannabis. (7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.
(7) Three cautions for cannabis use were issued. One was for possession of cannabis and two were for possession of a smoking implement.

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