Ketamine offences
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/26/4453
Version Date: 26/03/2026
The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:
For each of the last five years how many people were arrested and/or cautioned for Ketamine related offences?
Please provide a breakdown of what they were arrested or cautioned for exactly?
Total arrests
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Reason for arrest |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Concerned in the supply ketamine |
2 |
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Possess a controlled drug of Class B - Ketamine |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
|
Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B - Ketamine |
1 |
1 |
5 |
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Supply a controlled drug of Class B - Ketamine |
1 |
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Total |
2 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
17 |
Total arrests resulting in an Adult Caution
|
Reason for arrest |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Possess a controlled drug of Class B - Ketamine |
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
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Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B - Ketamine |
1 |
|
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|
|
|
Total |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Please provide a breakdown of their age and sex.
|
Age At Arrest |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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0 – 19 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
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20 – 29 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
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30 – 39 |
2 |
6 |
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40 – 49 |
1 |
3 |
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50 – 59 |
1 |
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Grand Total |
2 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
17 |
|
Gender |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Female |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
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Male |
1 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
15 |
|
Grand Total |
2 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
17 |
For all cases involving suspects aged under 18 please provide a summary of the MO section of the incident report with any personal information redacted. If this goes over the cost limit please provide as many as you can starting in 2025 and working backwards until you reach the cost limit.
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Ref |
Year |
Arrest Occurrence Summary |
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1 |
2023 |
Attempt robbery - CPS charge - Filed |
|
2 |
2023 |
Master occurrence assault & possession Class B - NFPA'ed |
|
3 |
2023 |
Chased with weapons |
|
4 |
2024 |
Males making off |
|
5 |
2024 |
PWITS Class B, test result positive for Ketamine. Suspect states she was given the package in second week of September by an unknown male in Dorchester. - RUI |
|
6 |
2024 |
Found large bag of ketamine |
|
7 |
2025 |
Youths with large knife - Master |
CPS – Crown Prosecution Service
NFPA – No further Police action
PWITS – Possession with intent to supply
RUI – Released under investigation