Table 3  Persons(1) found guilty, cautioned, given a fiscal fine or dealt with by compounding for drug offences in Scotland by offence and year
										Number of persons
Type of offence	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Proportion to Total (%)
Offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Unlawful production(2) - cannabis	94	77	66	101	86	82	35	28	32	48	1
- other drugs	3	6	1	3	2	4	5	5	3	1	0
- all drugs	96	85	68	116	97	89	42	38	39	51	1
Unlawful supply	317	371	347	619	893	950	784	636	628	577	10
Possession with intent	574	468	293	469	710	568	396	343	270	219	4
Unlawful possession  - cannabis	3,407	3,314	2,412	4,330	5,399	5,218	4,169	3,815	4,194	3,514	61
- other drugs	882	889	812	1,503	1,763	1,885	1,390	1,409	1,558	1,659	29
- all drugs	4,071	4,035	3,036	5,525	6,849	6,791	5,341	5,055	5,588	4,978	86
Permitting premises to be used unlawfully	9	-	13	6	8	7	7	5	5	3	0
Other Misuse of Drugs Act offences	197	234	102	208	188	203	240	360	321	224	4
All Misuse of Drugs Act offences	4,648	4,686	3,456	6,302	7,861	7,856	6,317	6,039	6,517	5,787	100
Unlawful import or export (3)	-	-	2	1	-	1	2	-	3	1	0
Other offences involving drugs	4	-	1	3	-	1	-	2	2	-	#VALUE!
All drug offences	6,534	6,181	3,457	6,305	7,861	7,859	6,324	6,051	6,520	5,788
of which:
Dealing offences (4)	891	839	640	1,088	1,603	1,518	1,180	979	898	796	14
Trafficking Offences	#VALUE!	899	692		1,205	#REF!	#VALUE!	#REF!	1,613	#REF!
(1)  As the same person may be found guilty, cautioned or dealt with by compounding for more than one drugs offence, rows cannot be added together to produce sub-totals or totals.
(2)  Includes offences of cultivation of cannabis plants.
(3) HM Customs and Excise  figures are not available for 2000, 2002 and 2003; import/export figures are therefore based on police and court data.
(4) Offences of unlawful supply and  possession with intent to supply unlawfully.