Table 5  Persons(1) found guilty, cautioned, given a fiscal fine or dealt with by compounding for drug offences in Scotland by sentence or order given, 2003.
						Number and percentage of persons
	Unlawful production	Unlawful supply	Possession with intent to supply	Unlawful possession	Unlawful import or export	Dealing(4)
Sentence or order given			unlawfully
				Number
Found guilty
Custodial Sentence
Immediate custody(3)	3	202	79	106	-	281
Suspended sentence	-	-	-	-	-	-
Community Sentence
Community Service Orders	5	63	33	73	-	96
Probation Orders	-	41	40	197	-	81
						-
Fines	10	47	45	2,747	1	92
Other disposals
Absolute or conditional discharge	-	-	-	21	-	-
Otherwise dealt with	3	13	12	486	-	25
Cautions	-	-	-	125	-	-
Dealt with by compounding(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fiscal fine	-	3	1	634	-	4
	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------
Total	21	369	210	4,389	1	579
				Percentage
Found guilty
Custodial Sentence
Immediate custody(3)	14	55	38	2	0	49
Suspended sentence	0	0	0	0	0	0
Community Sentence
Community Service Orders	24	17	16	2	0	17
Probation Orders	0	11	19	4	0	14
Fines	48	13	21	63	100	16
Other disposals
Absolute or conditional discharge	0	0	0	0	0	0
Otherwise dealt with	14	4	6	11	0	4
Cautions	0	0	0	3	0	0
Dealt with by compounding(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fiscal fine	0	1	0	14	0	1
	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100
(1)  Where a person is found guilty of two or more drugs offences at the same court appearance, the sentence or order shown in this table is the one that attracted the most severe penalty.
(2)  HM Customs cases dealt with by payment of a compound settlement in lieu of prosecution for minor cannabis offences.
(3) Includes unsuspended imprisonment and youth sentences.
(4) Includes unlawful supply and possession with intent to supply.