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Table SZR-4. Quantities (kg) of herbal cannabis seized, 1995 to 2004

Country

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Belgium

 

38104

56791

39072

2463

2916

2170

 

 

8332

3854

Czech Republic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101

78

169

Denmark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

245

34

Germany

(1)

 

 

4167

14897

15022

5871

2079

6130

2582

5384

Estonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205

12

9

1

Greece

 

1138

2540

12819

17510

14167

14908

11653

13943

7153

4752

Spain

 

 

13267

24889

412

765

353

532

461

666

999

France

(2)

3056

31280

3452

3522

3382

4866

3922

 

 

3932

Ireland

 

78

2

35

45

66

208

9590

5600

202

 

Italy

 

 

 

 

39725

21424

26013

36673

16385

15339

3490

Cyprus

 

13

6

39

129

30

29

38

9

56

23

Latvia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

194

7

6

8

Lithuania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

5

30

16

Luxembourg

 

 

16

35

5

4

8

13

18

17

23

Hungary

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

112

131

103

207

92

Malta

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0.02

0.13

25

2

Netherlands

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

10330

22447

9958

 

9000

Austria

 

 

 

 

 

342

1562

282

450

553

506

Poland

 (10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

91

515

233

233

Portugal

 

160

36

72

7

66

223

235

361

265

119

Slovenia

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

112

1100

 

85

Slovakia

(6)

320

24

874

15371

849

168

817

152

91

71

Finland

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

14

32

45

26

Sweden

(7)

25

67

31

98

34

56

39

90

97

57

United Kingdom

(8)

13872

34304

31120

21730

15885

25490

26741

34994

29607

 

Bulgaria

(9)

 

 

 

751

0.02

296

183

477

689

871

Romania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72

90

Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9746

5538

7007

7571

Norway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

105

48

34

Total

 

56765

138334

116605

116665

74952

92677

125786

96547

73655

 

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 product cannot be broken down by product; 57115 kg were seized in 2002 and 82515 in 2003.

(3) 2000 to 2003 data include both seizures of herbal cannabis and cannabis plants.

(4) In 2000 and 2001, data include both marihuana and Dutch-grown weed; in 2002, data include marihuana only. 2004 data are estimated figures.

(5) In 2003, seizures of cannabis resin and herbal cannabis cannot be broken down by product; 220.16 kg of both resin and herbal cannabis were seized in 2003.

(6) Data before 2000 include total of herbal and plants.

(7) Data include cannabis plants.

(8) 2003 data refer to England, Scotland and Wales only.

(9) 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.

(10) 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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