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Table Markets-8. Quantities of amphetamines seized (kgs). Part (i) 1994 to 2002

                     
Country   1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
                     
Belgium (1) 23 68 24 77 445 59 75 na 500
Czech Republic (2) na na na na na na na na 5
Denmark   13 40 27 119 25 32 57 161 35
Germany   120 138 160 234 310 360 271 263 362
Estonia (3) na na 1 1 2 11 27 25 34
Greece (4) 0.01 0.1 0.08 0.05 0.003 1 2 0.08 0.5
Spain (5) 32 35 53 119 177 49 na na 56
France   80 104 128 194 165 233 230 57 152
Ireland (6) 0.4 2 8 103 45 13 6 18 16
Italy (7) 3 1 2 0.4 0.5 5 0.2 0.6 2
Cyprus   na na na na na na na na na
Latvia   na 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.9 4 5
Lithuania (8) na na na 171 0.01 0.08 20 0.1 3
Luxembourg   0.1 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.07 0.02 0.2 0.01 0.01
Hungary   na na na na na na 11 1 9
Malta   na na na na na na na na na
The Netherlands (9) 215 45 324 815 1450 853 293 579 481
Austria   1 2 4 8 na na 1 3 9
Poland   na na na na na na 1051 196 173
Portugal (10) na na na 0 0 0 0 0 0.6
Slovenia (11) na na na na na na na 0.06 0.03
Slovakia   na na na na 10 0.1 1 0.6 na
Finland   9 20 22 22 25 71 80 137 129
Sweden (12) 210 279 127 186 135 124 108 240 350
UK   1305 819 2625 3296 1811 2019 1775 1717 na
Norway   16 53 30 93 211 52 93 93 209
                     
Total   2028 1606 3535 5439 4812 3883 4101 3495 na
                     
Notes:                    
na: data not available
Numbers are rounded to the nearest kg except for quantities less than 1 kg, where more precise information is provided when available.
(1) Belgium: in 1996 and 1998, figures available include both ecstasy and amphetamine seized; see [Table Markets-10. Quantities of ecstasy seized] for tablets seized additionally in 1996 and 1998. Note that 511 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 1997, 22.090 in 1999 and 18.397 in 2000.
(2) Czech Republic: accurate data are not available before 2002 due to double counting of seizures by police and customs reports.
(3) Estonia: 10 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 2000, 37 in 2001 and 1355 in 2002.
(4) Greece: in 1994 only police seizures are included. Since 1995 all seizures are included (Police, Coast Guard and Customs). Amphetamines tablets were also seized in 1994, 1998, 2000 (30109 tablets) and 2001 (8 tablets).
(5) Spain: 2775 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 1996, 13720 in 1997, 1626 in 1998, 54215 in 1999, 40696 in 2000, 11026 in 2001 and 31427 in 2002
(6) Ireland: 3889 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 1997, 4780 in 1998, 12015 in 1999, 149 in 2000 and 12728 in 2002 Methamphetamine seizures were also made: 106 tablets in 1997, 40460 in 1998, 218 tablets and 0.17 kg in 2000, and 0.975 kg in 2001
(7) Italy: 77229 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 2000 In 2001 and 2002, seizures of amphetamines include seizures of all amphetamine-type products with no differentiation between products; 313148 tablets of amphetamine-type products were also seized in 2001, and 397907 in 2002
(8) Lithuania: 42 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 2000 and 229 in 2002.
(9) Netherlands: 11025 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 1994, 850 in 1995, 1025 in 1996, 102240 in 1997, 242409 in 1998, 45847 in 1999, 20592 in 2001, and 1028 in 2002
(10) Portugal: 26 amphetamines tablets were seized in 1997, 4 in 1998, 37 in 1999, 18 in 2000, 25 in 2001, and 34 in 2002.
(11) Slovenia: 89 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 2001 and 256 in 2002.
(12) Sweden: 284 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 2000, 782 in 2001 and 92 in 2002.
                     
Source: Reitox national focal points
                     

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