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Table Markets-10. Quantities of ecstasy seized (tablets). Part (ii) 1985 to 2002

                                       
Country   1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002   Country
                                       
Belgium (1) na na na 1654 75742 15240 98215 55637 320441 184413 125700 271080 467477 818515 na 1564 (1) Belgium
Czech Republic (2) na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 88391 (2) Czech Republic
Denmark   na na na na na 10 81 325 2115 15262 5803 27038 26117 21608 150080 25738   Denmark
Germany   na na na na na na 77922 238262 380858 692397 694281 419329 1470507 1634683 4576504 3207099   Germany
Estonia (3) na na na na na na na na na 1984 81 246 1770 1326 3783 12019 (3) Estonia
Greece (4) na na na na na na na na 1672 1965 177 101 2815 53557 58845 28780 (4) Greece
Spain   187 259 4325 4512 22165 45352 274423 306501 739511 340444 184950 194527 357649 891562 860164 1396142   Spain
France   30 5047 5823 13147 62079 13911 133121 254804 273779 349210 198941 1142226 1860402 2283620 1503773 2156937   France
Ireland (5) na na na na 429 271 744 28671 123699 19244 17516 604881 229092 551713 469862 117033 (5) Ireland
Italy (6) 1000 4436 2280 1690 5426 22208 56352 92886 161888 150119 161631 129777 288403 501986 na na (6) Italy
Cyprus   na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na   Cyprus
Latvia   na na na na na na na na na na na 11 0 1114 1620 18298   Latvia
Lithuania   na na na na na na na na na 56 1641 831 1122 50724 514 1205   Lithuania
Luxembourg   na na na na na na na 172 784 5545 367 145 357 318 272 1139   Luxembourg
Hungary   na na na na na na na na na na na na na 15154 18664 24854   Hungary
Malta   na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na   Malta
 Netherlands (7) na na na na na 10286 1625391 45737 48418 2302179 870980 1163514 3663608 5500000 3684505 6787167 (7) The Netherlands
Austria   na na na na na na na 3003 31338 25118 23522 114677 31129 162093 256299 383451   Austria
Poland   na na na na na na na na na na na na na 139133 239124 64452   Poland
Portugal (8) na na na na na na na na 77 3983 525 1127 31319 25496 126451 222466 (8) Portugal
Slovenia   na na na na na na na na na na na na na 27928 1852 7877   Slovenia
Slovakia   na na na na na na na na na na 1 35 8 493 1379 na   Slovakia
Finland   na na na na na na 18 0 3750 1011 3062 3320 17665 87393 81228 45065   Finland
Sweden   na na na na na na 171 2508 9644 10324 20254 21273 73250 178711 86336 92905   Sweden
UK   na na 39100 44400 365100 553700 302200 1563800 554800 5848054 2028954 2127345 6329570 6552165 7668381 na   UK
Norway   na na na 1 15 196 325 969 10980 12852 13182 15542 24664 49390 61575 102217   Norway
                                       
Total   1217 9742 51528 65404 530956 661174 2568963 2593275 2663754 9964160 4351568 6237025 14876924 19548682 19851211 na   Total
                                       
Notes:                                      
na: data not available
(1) Belgium: in 1996 and 1998 figures include both ecstasy and amphetamine tablets seized; see [Table Markets-7 Part (i)] on quantities of amphetamines seized for quantities in kgs additionally seized in 1996 and 1998. In 1997, 1999 and 2000 respectively 132, 266 and 37 kgs of ecstasy were also seized                  
(2) Czech Republic: in 2002, 0.02 kgs of ecstasy powder were also seized. Accurate data are not available before 2002 due to double counting of seizures by police and customs reports.                  
(3) Estonia: in addition, 0.421 kgs of ecstasy were seized in 2000, 1.727 kgs in 2001, and 3.4 kgs in 2002.                  
(4) Greece: from 1985 to 1994 only police seizures are included. Since 1995 all seizures are included (Police, Coast Guard and Customs).                  
(5) Ireland: in addition, 424 capsules and 0.735 kg were also seized in 1998, 46 capsules and 0.236 kg in 1999, 5644 capsules in 2000, and 0.153 kg in 2002.                  
(6) Italy: 313148 tablets of amphetamine-type products were seized in 2001; and 397907 in 2002.                  
(7) Netherlands: a) figures in this table refer to MDMA. In 1996 and 1997, 800636 and 23627 MDEA tablets were also seized. b) in addition, 0.3 kgs of ecstasy were seized in 1990, 0.7 kgs in 1991, 300 kgs in 1992, 1.5 kgs in 1993, 31 kgs in 1994, 391 kgs in 1995, 350 kgs in 1996, 703 kgs in 1997, 632 kgs in 2000, 113 kgs in 2001 and 849 kgs in 2002. c) in addition, 32250 liters of ecstasy were also seized in 1998 and 445 in 1999.                  
(8) Portugal: 19 g of ecstasy were also seized in 1997, 0.3 g in 1998, 86 g in 1999, 1.1 kgs in 2000, 0.1 kg in 2001 and 1.67 kg in 2002.                  
                 
Source: Reitox national focal points                  
                                       

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