Table S 7  Seizures of controlled drugs made by the police and other authorities(1) by drug type and amount seized, 2003,
Scotland
Number and quantity of seizures  
                   
Total Amount of seizure Quantity seized
Drug type number            
of weighed Under 1 1 gram 500 1 kilo 10 kilos 100 kilos Total Average
seizures gram and under grams and under and under and over (kgs) (grms.)(2)
  500 and under 10 kilos 100 kilos
      grams 1 kilo            
Class A drugs (weighed)
  Cocaine 756 457 243 9 3 - - 30           40
  Crack 59 29 26 - - - - 1  ..
  Heroin 2,408 1,491 740 13 17 1 - 96           40
  Methadone 129 48 66 1 4 1 1 25         195
Class B drugs (weighed)
  Amphetamines 987 854 52 47 13 11 10 105         106
  Cannabis (herbal) 1,528 428 1,016 2 5 - - 36           24
  Cannabis resin 16,670 6,798 8,853 48 76 27 6 879           53
Class C drugs (weighed) 1,538 - 1,538 - - - - 2             1
 1-50 51-100 101-500 501-1000 1001-10,000 Over 10,000 Total Average
doses doses doses doses doses doses (thousands (doses)
Class A drugs (unweighed) - - - - - of doses)
  LSD 7 6 - - - - - 18 3,000
  Ecstasy-type 1,195 1,019 52 37 11 6 5 182 161
 1 - 50 51 - 100 101 - 500 501 - 1000 1001 - 10,000 Over 10,000 Total Average
plants plants plants plants plants plants (plants) (plants)
Class B drugs (unweighed)
  Cannabis plants(3) 167 90 64 3 1 - - 2,928 18
                     
(1) Seizures from joint operations involving H M Revenue and Customs and the police are generally recorded against H M Revenue and Customs.
   Seizures of unspecified quantities are not included.
(2) Quantity seized divided by the number of seizures where the quantity seized was known.
(3) Number of plants.