DRUG PRICE LOWS

Hard drugs are available on the streets of Britain at prices which are at an eleven year low according to information obtained by Hornchurch & Rainham MP James Brokenshire.  The Home Office have revealed in an answer to a Parliamentary Question from the MP that the street price of heroin is between £25 to £100 per gram, with the most common prices being £40 and £50 per gram and cocaine is being sold at between £20 to £80 per gram, with the most common price being £40 per gram.  The information was based on data collected from police forces and the Serious Organised Crime Agency.  In 1997, the average price of heroin was £74 per gram and for cocaine £71 per gram.

Commenting James Brokenshire said:

"These startling figures show the reality of drug use in Britain. Price falls of this nature indicate that the supply of hard drugs into this country has jumped.  It's a serious indictment on Labour's failure to combat drug crime and stem the flow of drugs onto our streets. 
 
"What we need is a proper border police to secure our ports and stop drugs getting into the UK.  This needs to be backed up with an abstinence-based drug rehabilitation order to break the cycle of addiction and offending, more effective rehab to help drug users beat their addiction and education focussed on preventing youngsters taking up drugs.  It's clear that the Government's approach simply isn't working and the consequences are becoming ever starker."

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