Table E2.3 :  Number and quantity1 of seizures2 of class A, B and C drugs,
Scotland 1985, 1990, 1995, 1998 - 2001
drug type
Number of seizures
1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001
All class A   510   409  1 494  3 249  3 652  4 395  4 860
Cocaine   41   25   69   251   327   405   523
Crack cocaine ** **   1   18   34   34   51
Heroin   388   114   738  2 421  2 513  2 814  3 123
LSD   53   171   107   83   54   35   10
Ecstasy-type3 -   8   524   465   748  1 212  1 337
Methadone   7   19   44   118   113   111   129
Other Class A   35   88   49   54   77   86   63
All Class B  3 000  5 318  11 354  15 154  14 039  12 583  14 639
Amphetamines   370   354  1 526  2 101  1 607   666   735
Cannabis(herbal)   296   111   586   445   497   408   547
Cannabis plants4   127   40   273   127   109   82   92
Cannabis resin  2 526  5 212  9 902  13 496  12 684  12 334  14 305
Other Class B   3   103   122   357   246   271   237
All Class C   5   541   745  1 210   930   639   788
Benzodiazepines **   238   288   649   663   540   642
Temazepam ** **   344   570   277   100   152
Quantity seized (kgs)
1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001
Class A
Cocaine   0.400   0.881   0.797   27.419   33.379   22.842   22.817
Crack cocaine ** ** -   0.355   0.419   0.180   0.782
Heroin   6.600   2.615   9.128   40.186   203.873   42.998   110.736
LSD5   0  2 041  1 414   281   533  2 984   170
Ecstasy-type3,5 -   413  126 473  56 553  91 912  236 788  337 498
Methadone -6   0.006   0.012   0.114   1.951   11.635   13.473
Other Class A -7 -7   0.500   0.073 -7   1.837   0.367
Class B
Amphetamines   5.000   6.000   31.000   113.000   53.000   37.142   108.550
Cannabis(herbal)   708.700   103.145   18.377   813.902   14.807   16.396   11.461
Cannabis plants4   718   175  2 519  52 906  1 790  1 261  2 016
Cannabis resin   71.800   104.239   353.588  11 940.073  1 126.357   638.079   937.114
Class C
Benzodiazepines **   0.361   0.195   0.642   1.874   2.333   4.470
Temazepam ** **   0.320   58.620   0.382   0.014   0.147
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.
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.
4  Number of plants
5  Number of doses. Data for 1985 are in kilos; from 1990, data refer to number of doses.
6  Less than 0.5 gram
7  Less than 50 grams.
**  Not available.
Source : Home Office.