| Table E2.3 : Number and
quantity1 of
seizures2 of class A, B and C drugs, |
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1990, 1995, 1998 - 2001 |
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Number of seizures |
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1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
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1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
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| All class A |
510 |
409 |
1 494 |
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3 249 |
3 652 |
4 395 |
4 860 |
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| Cocaine |
41 |
25 |
69 |
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251 |
327 |
405 |
523 |
| Crack cocaine |
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1 |
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18 |
34 |
34 |
51 |
| Heroin |
388 |
114 |
738 |
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2 421 |
2 513 |
2 814 |
3 123 |
| LSD |
53 |
171 |
107 |
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83 |
54 |
35 |
10 |
| Ecstasy-type3 |
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8 |
524 |
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465 |
748 |
1 212 |
1 337 |
| Methadone |
7 |
19 |
44 |
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118 |
113 |
111 |
129 |
| Other Class A |
35 |
88 |
49 |
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54 |
77 |
86 |
63 |
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| All Class B |
3 000 |
5 318 |
11 354 |
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15 154 |
14 039 |
12 583 |
14 639 |
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| Amphetamines |
370 |
354 |
1 526 |
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2 101 |
1 607 |
666 |
735 |
| Cannabis(herbal) |
296 |
111 |
586 |
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445 |
497 |
408 |
547 |
| Cannabis plants4 |
127 |
40 |
273 |
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127 |
109 |
82 |
92 |
| Cannabis resin |
2 526 |
5 212 |
9 902 |
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13 496 |
12 684 |
12 334 |
14 305 |
| Other Class B |
3 |
103 |
122 |
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357 |
246 |
271 |
237 |
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| All Class C |
5 |
541 |
745 |
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1 210 |
930 |
639 |
788 |
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| Benzodiazepines |
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238 |
288 |
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649 |
663 |
540 |
642 |
| Temazepam |
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344 |
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570 |
277 |
100 |
152 |
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Quantity seized (kgs) |
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1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Class A |
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| Cocaine |
0.400 |
0.881 |
0.797 |
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27.419 |
33.379 |
22.842 |
22.817 |
| Crack cocaine |
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0.355 |
0.419 |
0.180 |
0.782 |
| Heroin |
6.600 |
2.615 |
9.128 |
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40.186 |
203.873 |
42.998 |
110.736 |
| LSD5 |
0 |
2
041 |
1
414 |
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281 |
533 |
2
984 |
170 |
| Ecstasy-type3,5 |
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413 |
126 473 |
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56 553 |
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236 788 |
337 498 |
| Methadone |
-6 |
0.006 |
0.012 |
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0.114 |
1.951 |
11.635 |
13.473 |
| Other Class A |
-7 |
-7 |
0.500 |
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0.073 |
-7 |
1.837 |
0.367 |
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| Class B |
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| Amphetamines |
5.000 |
6.000 |
31.000 |
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113.000 |
53.000 |
37.142 |
108.550 |
| Cannabis(herbal) |
708.700 |
103.145 |
18.377 |
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813.902 |
14.807 |
16.396 |
11.461 |
| Cannabis plants4 |
718 |
175 |
2 519 |
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52 906 |
1 790 |
1 261 |
2 016 |
| Cannabis resin |
71.800 |
104.239 |
353.588 |
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11 940.073 |
1 126.357 |
638.079 |
937.114 |
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| Class C |
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| Benzodiazepines |
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0.361 |
0.195 |
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0.642 |
1.874 |
2.333 |
4.470 |
| Temazepam |
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0.320 |
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58.620 |
0.382 |
0.014 |
0.147 |
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| 1 Drugs are seized in a variety of forms but
where possible, for the purpose of this table, amounts have been converted to
weights. |
| Seizures of unspecified quantities are
not included. |
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| 2 As a seizure can involve more than one
drug, figures for individual drugs cannot be added together to produce
totals. |
| 3 MDMA up until 1995. |
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| 4 Number of plants |
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| 5 Number of doses. Data for 1985 are in
kilos; from 1990, data refer to number of doses. |
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| 6 Less than 0.5 gram |
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| 7 Less than 50 grams. |
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| ** Not available. |
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| Source : Home Office. |
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