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.