| Table 1 The number of seizures(1) of controlled drugs by class of drug and year, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number and percentage of seizures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A drugs | 1,264 | 1,493 | 2,449 | 2,699 | 3,113 | 3,684 | 4,211 | 4,710 | 4,479 | 4,307 | |||||||||||||||
| Class B drugs | 10,258 | 11,346 | 11,666 | 14,419 | 15,162 | 14,144 | 12,166 | 14,369 | 16,552 | 18,532 | |||||||||||||||
| Class C drugs | 797 | 745 | 1,124 | 828 | 1,210 | 938 | 606 | 735 | 1,743 | 1,543 | |||||||||||||||
| All drugs | 11,462 | 12,661 | 13,835 | 16,570 | 17,812 | 17,077 | 15,329 | 18,010 | 20,729 | 22,444 | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A drugs | 11 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Class B drugs | 89 | 90 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 83 | |||||||||||||||
| Class C drugs | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| (1) As a seizure can involve more than one drug, figures for individual drug classes cannot be added together to produce totals. Therefore class drug totals can sum up to more than 100%. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||