Table 7 Persons⁽¹⁾found guilty, cautioned, given a fiscal fine or dealt with by compounding for drug offences in Scotland by drug class and type⁽²⁾, 2003.



											Number of Persons
	Class A							Class B			Class C
	Heroin	Cocaine	Crack	Ecstasy-type	LSD	Methadone		Cannabis	Ampheta		Anabolic
									-mines		steroids


Found guilty
Custodial Sentence
Immediate custody⁽⁴⁾	145	31	..	34	-	-		122	21		..
Suspended sentence	-	-	..	-	-	-		-	-		..


Community Sentence
Community Service Orders	36	9	..	26	-	-		73	14		..
Probation Orders	103	9	..	18	-	-		113	7		..

Fines	274	127	..	274	-	6		2,006	134		..

Other disposals
Absolute or conditional discharge	2	1	..	1	-	-		15	2		..
Otherwise dealt with	117	15	..	30	-	2		319	24		..

Cautions	15	2	..	-	-	-		105	3		..

Dealt with by compounding⁽³⁾	-	-	..	-	-	-		-	-		..

Fiscal fine	5	1	..	7	-	-		607	18		..
	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------		-----------	-----------		-----------
Total	697	195	..	390	-	8		3,360	223		..




(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) Where a person is found guilty of offences involving two or more drugs, only one drug is counted under the most severe sentence.
(3) HM Customs and Excise cases dealt with by payment of a compound settlement in lieu of prosecution for minor personal use, cannabis offences. Data not available for 2003
(4) Includes unsuspended imprisonment and youth sentences.