Table SZR-11. Number of amphetamine seizures – Part (i) 1995 to 2004

Country

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Belgium

(1)

568

 

 

2672

1060

1074

1270

 

2428

2603

Czech Republic

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

13

9

Denmark

 

1167

1386

1324

1609

1250

1152

954

1134

1264

1388

Germany

(3)

4315

2670

3571

4079

3811

3726

3459

4048

3841

5442

Estonia

 

2

29

37

126

164

207

289

336

426

399

Greece

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

30

23

Spain

 

3384

4957

5040

4122

3796

3349

4574

4792

1857

1865

France

 

104

91

163

158

141

137

111

149

181

252

Ireland

 

89

217

475

680

467

169

162

243

211

 

Italy

(4)

41

66

57

41

 

 

 

 

 

61

Cyprus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Latvia

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

70

119

176

243

226

Lithuania

 

 

2

8

12

0

27

24

86

76

198

Luxembourg

(6)

9

11

3

5

5

9

7

7

8

4

Hungary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

256

373

378

Malta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

1

2

Netherlands

(7)

 

 

225

 

 

125

 

 

 

 

Austria

 

43

136

221

 

 

141

161

202

294

324

Poland

 (14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

74

83

90

3010

Portugal

(8)

0

0

4

1

2

3

4

11

5

9

Slovenia

 

 

 

 

 

 

112

58

51

35

 

Slovakia

(9)

 

20

19

44

51

76

8

11

1

1

Finland

 

696

972

1325

1641

1956

2369

3778

3399

3687

3392

Sweden

(10)

4386

4199

4639

4859

5073

4978

5733

6722

6671

6733

United Kingdom

(11)

15443

18276

18609

18630

13393

7080

6830

6990

6798

 

Bulgaria

(12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

28

36

Romania

(13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

42

36

42

Norway

 

1601

1775

2394

2774

3089

3077

4283

5037

4578

4148

Total

 

31848

34807

38114

41453

34258

27881

31916

33791

33175

 

Notes:

(1) 1998 data includes both seizures of amphetamines and ecstasy.

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

(3) In 1995, number of seizures based on offences; since 1996: numbers of seizures based on police register. Data include both seizures of amphetamine and methamphetamine.

(4) Since 2000, data include seizures of all amphetamine-type products in kg with no differentiation between products; see Table SZR-13 for numbers of seizures of amphetamine-type products additionally seized in tablets.

(5) Before 2004, data include both amphetamine and methamphetamine seizures.

(6) Luxembourg: Data include both seizures of amphetamine and methamphetamine.

(7) 2000 data includes seizures of ecstasy.

(8) Data include 3 seizures of amphetamine tablets in 2001; 4 seizures of amphetamine tablets in 2002; 2 seizures of amphetamine tablets in 2003; and 4 seizures of amphetamine tablets in 2004.

(9) Before 2001, data include both amphetamine and methamphetamine seizures.

(10) Before 2001, data include both amphetamine and methamphetamine seizures. Fenmetrazin is included in amphetamine seizures.

(11) 2003 data refer to England, Scotland and Wales only.

(12) Data refer to seizures made by customs and the National Service for Combating Organised Crime (NACOC) from the Ministry of Interior.

(13) Data include 4 seizures of amphetamine tablets in 2004.

(14) 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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