Table S18 Persons(1) found guilty, cautioned, given a fiscal fine or dealt with by compounding for drug offences involving ecstasy-type(2) drugs by type of offence and year, and sentence or order given in 2003, Scotland
                                      Number of persons
      Break down by type of offence and sentence or order given, 2003
Found guilty  
Imprisonment
Type of offence 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Cautioned Fiscal fine Total Absolute or Community Probation Fine Immediate Fully Other
conditional Service Order Custody (4) suspended
                                discharge Order          
Offences under Drugs Acts:
Unlawful production - - - 3 3  - 1 4 2 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - -
Unlawful supply 15 38 42 82 72 80 76 112 115 80 - - 80 - 7 17 19 34 - 3
Possession with intent to supply unlawfully 36 52 38 74 59 38 52 62 46 38 - - 38 - 1 9 9 14 - 5
Unlawful possession 96 165 177 328 187 238 274 346 380 460 - 7 453 2 20 17 364 10 - 40
Permitting premises to be used  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 1  - - - - - - - - - - -
  for unlawful purposes
Other Drugs Act offences 1  - 1 4 5 2 4 2  -  - - - - - - - - - - -
All Drugs Act offences 117 216 229 437 265 311 354 481 508 559 - 7 552 2 26 41 385 56 - 42
Unlawful import or export(3) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other offences - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
All offences 117 216 229 437 265 311 354 482 508 559 - 7 552 2 26 41 385 56 - 42
                                             
(1) As the same person may be found guilty of or cautioned for more than one offence, rows cannot be added together to produce totals. A person who is found guilty of more than one different type of offence is counted against each type of offence under th
 for all drugs act offences and all offences.
(2) MDMA up until 1995.
(3) A breakdown by type of disposal for import and export offences is not available from Customs data for 2000-2003. This is an estimate based on a ratio distribution of the total number of import and export offenders to the various drug offences.
(4) Unsuspended imprisonment and youth sentences.