Table SZR-2. Quantities (kg) of cannabis resin seized, 1995 to 2004

Country

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Belgium

 

32582

49899

8980

818

3132

176

 

29218

13194

39811

Czech Republic

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

65

23

Denmark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1763

2635

3829

1758

Germany

(2)

 

 

7328

6110

4885

8525

6863

5003

8303

5473

Estonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

1

59

84

Greece

 

230

833

6417

31

56

57

271

201

90

25

Spain

 

 

247745

315328

428236

431165

474504

514181

564809

777546

794437

France

(3)

39203

35576

51664

52176

64097

48711

58196

 

 

103705

Ireland

 

 

1933

1248

2157

2511

380

567

3333

5350

 

Italy

 

 

 

 

15406

46831

20942

17605

28755

25175

15925

Cyprus

 

33

30

15

1

7

10

1

1

1

53

Latvia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

0.4

50

0.2

Lithuania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

0.6

263

2

Luxembourg

 

 

14

0.9

2

1

1

4

0.7

5

0.4

Hungary

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

0.9

3

2

3

Malta

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

4

10

34

33

Netherlands

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

29590

10972

32717

 

16000

Austria

 

 

 

 

 

109

244

138

135

239

427

Poland

 (10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

118

47

41

Portugal

(5)

7333

5324

9621

5575

10636

30467

6473

7022

31556

28994

Slovenia

(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.4

0.1

 

8

Slovakia

(7)

12

0.4

 

 

0.5

2

0.6

2

0.11

0.96

Finland

 

 

 

 

 

492

197

567

484

423

467

Sweden

 

495

216

626

391

1117

1182

700

820

883

820

United Kingdom

(8)

44607

66934

118854

88522

53045

48366

58999

44192

70166

 

Bulgaria

(9)

 

 

 

0.7

0

514

423

83

385

0.4

Romania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

44

Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

268

1212

816

1811

Norway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

828

1097

2222

2091

Total

 

124496

408505

520082

599425

618086

663891

678837

721864

940740

 

Notes:

Data were not available for the unlisted EU Member States.

(1) Accurate data are not available before 2002 due to double counting of seizures by police and customs reports.

(2) In 1995, the number of seizures based is on offences; since 1996, the number of seizures is based on police register.

(3) In 2002 and 2003, seizures of cannabis products cannot be broken down by product; 57115 kg of cannabis were seized in 2002 and 82515 in 2003.

(4) 2004 data are estimated figures.

(5) The value for 1995 includes cannabis seeds.

(6) In 2003, seizures of cannabis resin and herbal cannabis cannot be broken down by product; 220.16 kg of herb and resin were seized in 2003.

(7) In 1997 and 1998 less than 0.1 kg were seized.

(8) 2003 data refer to England, Scotland and Wales only.

(9) Data refer to seizures made by customs and the National Service for Combating Organised Crime (NACOC), separately or in combination with other units within the Ministry of Interior.

(10) Up to 2003 only large seizures are reported.

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Source:

Reitox national focal points.

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