Titre : | UK National problem profile: Commercial cultivation of cannabis report 2014 |
Auteurs : | National Police Chiefs' Council |
Type de document : | Rapport |
Editeur : | London : National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), 2014 |
Format : | 10 p. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAR (Marchés / Markets) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ROYAUME-UNIThésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; PRODUCTION ; CULTURE ILLICITE ; ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE ; CRIMINALITE |
Résumé : |
Key findings:
- Evidence indicates that there is a continued link between commercial cultivation, modern slavery and people living without legal permission to remain in the UK, including the exploitation of vulnerable adults and children. - Organised crime groups (OCGs) involved in cannabis supply are frequently involved in the supply of other drugs, hence cannabis users risk being persuaded into the use of other class A drugs. - Increased violence has been attributed to those involved in the cultivation of cannabis, including aggravated burglaries and 'taxation' of rival gangs. Risks at sites being used for cultivation of cannabis could include improvised traps installed to protect the plants. - The majority of identified offenders are white British men aged between 25 and 34 years of age. Whilst crime data continues to show a decline in activity among South East Asian offenders and OCGs, intelligence returns confirm they still play a significant role in the cultivation of cannabis. Reports suggest a new trend of cultivation sites being controlled by white British OCGs, which employ Vietnamese nationals who are forced to work in cultivation. - The size of commercial cultivation sites continues to be predominantly small and located in residential dwellings, with offenders controlling a number of sites, often across large geographical areas. - There is a potential increased risk of fires associated with small cultivation sites. - The average number of plants recovered per annum over the three year period was just over a quarter of a million with 2013/14 recording the highest at 276,676. - The number of commercial cultivation cannabis offences has decreased by 5.6 per cent in 2013/14 when compared with the previous year. This also follows a decrease of 3.7 per cent between 2011/12 and 2012/13. - Law enforcement continues to tackle the scale of commercial cultivation of cannabis at a local, regional and national level, concentrating on the threat, risk and harm posed. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | UK |
Lien : | http://www.npcc.police.uk/Publication/UK%20NATIONAL%20PROBLEM%20PROFILE%20COMMERCIAL%20CULTIVATION%20OF%20CANNABIS%20REPORT3%202014.pdf |
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