Table A1 Seizures of controlled drugs by authority(1) and year
Scotland  Number of seizures
                       
Police force or  other authority 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
                       
Police and other authorities
Scotland
Central 491 633 589 598 829 609 351 784 658                856
Dumfries and Galloway 268 414 453 444 509 415 265 330 397                473
Fife 343 526 498 659 655 537 438 519 589                588
Grampian 1,044 1,125 1,391 1,518 1,682 1,468 1,127 1,243 1,392              1,355
Lothian and Borders 1,395 728 1,472 2,376 2,432 2,763 2,475 2,551 3,043              2,164
Northern 391 463 472 556 399 652 465 687 820                906
Strathclyde 6,831 7,937 7,990 9,370 10,045 9,553 9,305 10,747 12,396            14,333
Tayside 699 835 970 1,049 1,261 1,080 847 1,070 1,300              1,637
Other authorities
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Scotland police total 11,462 12,661 13,835 16,570 17,812 17,077 15,273 17,931 20,595 22,312
H.M. Revenue and Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 79 134 132
All seizures
Scottish Police 11,462 12,661 13,835 16,570 17,812 17,077 15,273 17,931 20,595 22,312
H.M. Revenue and Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 79 134 132
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Grand Total 11,462 12,661 13,835 16,570 17,812 17,077 15,329 18,010 20,729 22,444
                       
(1) Seizures from joint operations involving H.M. Revenue and Customs and the police are generally recorded against H.M Revenue and Customs. Data prior to 2000 are not available.