Table S4 Persons sentenced to immediate custody(1) for drug offences by principal drug offence(2) and length of sentence, 2003, Scotland
  Number of persons
                       
Type of offence Total Up to and Over 1 month Over 3 months Over 6 months Over 1 year Over 2 years Over 5 Over 7 Average
incl. 1 mth up to and up to and up to and up to and up to and years years sentence
incl. 3mths incl. 6 mths incl. 1 year incl. 2 years incl. 5 yrs incl. 7 yrs length
                            (months)
Offences under Misuse of Drug Act 1971
Unlawful production 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
Unlawful supply 171 - 9 40 29 27 55 3 8 4505 26
Possession with intent to supply unlawfully 37 1 7 15 7 2 6 - - 432 12
Unlawful possession 106 23 30 12 5 7 21 4 4 11,101 14
Permitting  premises to be used for unlawful purposes - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Misuse of Drugs Act Offences 28 8 9 4 3 - 2 1 1 304 11
All Drug Act offences 345 33 56 71 44 36 84 8 13 16,346.0 28
Unlawful import or export(4) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other offences involving drugs - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All drugs offences 345 33 56 71 44 36 84 8 13 16,346.0 28
of which:
Drug dealing offences(3) 208 1 16 55 36 29 60 3 8 0 0 4,937 19
                             
(1) Unsuspended imprisonment and youth sentences.
(2) In the case of offenders with two or more sentences of immediate custody the principal offence is the offence for which the longer or longest sentence was given.
(3) Offences of  unlawful supply and possession with intent to supply unlawfully.
(4) Customs data not available for 2003.