Table SZR-6. Quantities (number of plants) of cannabis plants seized, 1995 to 2004

Country

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Belgium

 

2784

 

 

6280

2912

13459

 

 

35083

67814

Czech Republic

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3173

3125

1617

Denmark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

951

753

Germany

(2)

 

 

67065

81097

168833

25277

68898

29352

35863

68133

Estonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

121

718

588

292

Greece

 

30.5

15234

11010

9967

46198

49985

18821

16343

21060

39820

Spain

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France

(4)

 

 

38115

34266

23287

24295

41076

 

 

 

Ireland

 

1148

542

753

690

352

98

365

770

244

 

Italy

 

426918

514023

379851

190240

571775

1309398

3220638

297693

191688

310997

Cyprus

 

847

260

823

276

190

493

274

248

1329

97

Latvia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

0

Lithuania

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luxembourg

(6)

 

14

5

222

113

133

0

2

34

160

Hungary

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2998

Malta

(8)

 

 

 

 

 

22

11

0

125

293

Netherlands

(18)

549337

1272526

553135

353178

582588

661851

884609

900381

1111855

1000000

Austria

(9)

 

 

 

 

 

7991

 

 

 

 

Poland

 (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1005

32388

86163

15503

Portugal

(10)

245

1646

2154

17316

1184

2277

3807

3135

2663

2246

Slovenia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1925

9425

 

5329

Slovakia

(11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finland

(12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4875

6385

8801

7840

Sweden

(13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

(14)

94202

116301

115057

123043

55810

47947

71593

57069

83426

 

Bulgaria

(15)

 

 

 

 

 

3448

550

19395

21318

4

Romania

(16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

16301

14895

 

165

Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20816931

25989977

30725275

20362576

Norway

(17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

1075512

1920546

1167968

816575

1453242

2146674

25151800

27381349

32329591

 

Notes:

Data were not available for the unlisted EU Member States and Norway.

(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. 5000 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 1997.

(3) 14001 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 1996; 1734 kg in 1997; 3072 kg in 1998; 2319 kg in 1999; 18156 kg in 2000; 3907 kg in 2001; 5882 kg in 2002; 7242 kg in 2003; 8858 kg in 2004.

(4) In 2002 and 2003, seizures of cannabis product cannot be broken down by product; 57115 kg were seized in 2002 and 82515 in 2003. 81 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2004.

(5) 68.4 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2002; 600 kg in 2003; and 415 kg in 2004.

(6) Luxembourg: 65 gram of cannabis plants were seized in 1996.

(7) 2000 to 2003 data were reported in kg and included seizures of both herbal cannabis and cannabis plants (data are reported in Table SZR-4).

(8) Malta: 43 cannabis seeds were also seized in 2003; and 2281 in 2004.

(9) Austria: 36 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2001; 158 kg in 2002; 127 kg in 2003; and 180.6 kg in 2004.

(10) There was also 1.75 kg of cannabis plants seized in 2002; and 0.55 kg in 2003.

(11) 64 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2000; 86 kg in 2001; 574 kg in 2002; 528 kg in 2003; and 1475 kg in 2004.

(12) 5321 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2000; 16 kg of cannabis plants were also seized in 2001; 15.5 kg in 2002; 20.4 kg in 2003; 41.7 kg in 2004.

(13) 7 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 1995; 4 kg in 1996; 2 kg in 1997; 7 kg in 1998; 41 kg in 1999; 3 kg in 2000; 2.7 kg in 2001. In 2004, seizures of cannabis plants were included in herbal cannabis seizures.

(14) 2003 data refer to England, Scotland and Wales only.

(15) Data were provided only by the National Service for Combating Organised Crime (NACOC) and refer to seizures made separately or in combination with other units from the Ministry of Interior.

(16) The figure concerning cannabis plants (2004) refers to 3 illicit cultivation sites, which have been harvested and destroyed.

(17) 17 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2001; 16 kg in 2002; 22 kg in 2003; 131 kg in 2004.

(18) 2004 data are estimated figures.

(19) 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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