Table 3 Number and quantity⁽¹⁾ of seizures⁽²⁾ of Class B and C drugs by drug type and year, Scotland

										Number of seizures and quantity seized in kilograms (unless otherwise specified)

Drug type	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003


					Number

Class B drugs
Amphetamines	1,270	1,525	2,084	2,095	2,102	1,626	634	708	1,001	988	-7
Barbiturates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cannabis (herbal)	838	583	1,031	574	446	502	401	530	961	1,539	54
Cannabis plants	302	273	263	191	48	111	81	84	135	158	17
Cannabis resin	8,713	9,898	9,446	12,567	13,168	12,837	11,869	13,874	15,038	15,860	5
Cannabis total	9,013	9,804	10,202	12,794	13,235	13,136	12,124	14,247	15,353	17,687
Other Class B	124	115	197	303	348	239	260	223	246	204	-19

All class B	10,258	11,346	11,666	14,419	15,162	14,144	12,146	14,211	16,500	18,532	7

Class C drugs
Benzodiazepines	557	288	449	458	649	669	510	596	1,590	1,266	-25
Temazepam	5	344	624	326	570	279	97	139	183	311	62
Anabolic steroids	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	12	10	-25
GHB	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	0
Other Class C	282	154	123	125	115	77	37	29	19	23	5

All Class C	797	745	1,124	828	1,210	938	604	733	1,742	1,543	-16


					Quantities
Class B drugs
Amphetamines	36	31	70	1,761	113	53	38	119	233	105	-55
Barbiturates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!
Cannabis (herbal)	104	18	90	67	814	15	55	262	138	90	-35
Cannabis plants	3,342	2,519	2,068	34,782	52,906	1,805	1,264	2,092	4,343	2,928	-33
Cannabis resin	921	354	399	3,603	11,943	1,131	762	9,686	1881	1137	-40
Other Class B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	812

Class C drugs
Benzodiazepines ⁽³⁾	1	0	1	0	1	2	3	6	5	1	-61
Temazepam	0	0	3	0	59	0	0	0	0	1	63
Anabolic steroids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	-60
GHB	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0	0
Other Class C	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	175

(1) Drugs are seized in a variety of forms but where possible, for the purpose of this table, amounts have been converted to weights (kg), except for cannabis plants where the number of plants is shown.
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) In 1997 Northern Constabulary reported a seizure of 32,891 plants, while in 1998 Strathclyde reported seizing 51,455 plants.