Table SZR-3. Number of herbal cannabis seizures, 1995 to 2004

Country

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Belgium

 

5714

 

 

8247

5493

8254

 

 

13079

16400

Czech Republic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

293

465

423

Denmark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

408

330

Germany

(1)

 

 

12608

12406

11472

12052

12487

13380

1274

17151

Estonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

247

214

222

106

Greece

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5905

5319

3820

Spain

 

 

 

 

 

2292

 

 

5752

12506

17568

France

(2)

 

 

 

5406

4854

5826

5780

 

 

10205

Ireland

 

148

179

294

213

188

219

253

242

309

 

Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2665

Cyprus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

282

Latvia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

296

Lithuania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

75

117

239

Luxembourg

 

 

103

133

190

255

311

382

326

494

444

Hungary

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1965

2015

1722

Malta

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

3

 

8

8

Austria

 

 

 

 

 

2516

2297

2801

3271

3734

4129

Poland

 (8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

87

147

152

12701

Portugal

 

168

96

105

105

147

149

127

178

123

174

Slovenia

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3940

4071

 

2401

Slovakia

 

 

 

 

 

 

545

527

628

940

786

Finland

 

 

 

 

 

 

663

1223

1342

1712

2067

Sweden

(5)

467

479

924

938

1085

1309

1640

1694

1717

1416

United Kingdom

(6)

26677

28358

29409

32592

27092

28320

32510

41810

37047

 

Bulgaria

(7)

 

 

 

6

3

42

98

110

133

118

Romania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

384

Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3298

3357

3539

4875

Norway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

975

1136

1110

985

Total

 

33174

29215

43473

60103

55397

59987

66438

85896

86423

 

Notes:

Data were not available for the unlisted EU Member States.

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

(2) In 2002 and 2003, seizures of cannabis products cannot be broken down by product; 57794 seizures of cannabis products were made in 2002, and 67443 in 2003.

(3) 2002/2003 data include seizures of both herbal cannabis and cannabis plants.

(4) In 2003, seizures of cannabis resin and herbal cannabis cannot be broken down by product; 3421 seizures of resin and herb were made in 2003.

(5) Data include cannabis plants.

(6) 2003 data refer to England, Scotland and Wales only.

(7) 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.

(8) Up to 2003 the number of large seizures only is reported; from 2004 all 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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