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Table SZR-3. Number of herbal cannabis seizures, 1995 to 2005

Country		1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Belgium		5714			8247	5493	8254		943	10229	16400
Bulgaria	(6)				6	3	42	98	110	133	118	86
Czech Republic									293	465	423	397
Denmark										408	330	396
Germany	(1)			12608	12406	11472	12052	12487	13380	12374	17151	22257
Estonia								247	214	222	106	290
Ireland		148	179	294	213	188	219	253	242	309	223	262
Greece									5905	5319	3820	5501
Spain	(8)					2292			5752	12506	17568	21021
France	(2)				5406	4854	5826	5780			10205	10202
Italy											2665
Cyprus											282	374
Latvia											296	267
Lithuania								60	75	117	239	158
Luxembourg			103	133	190	255	311	382	326	494	444	518
Hungary	(3)								1965	2015	1722	1707
Malta							0	3		8	8	7
Austria						2516	2297	2801	3271	3734	4129	3787
Poland	(7)							87	147	152	12701
Portugal		168	96	105	105	147	149	127	178	123	174	145
Romania											384
Slovenia	(4)							3940	4071		2401	1819
Slovakia							545	527	628	940	786	981
Finland							663	1223	1342	1712	2067	2305
Sweden	(5)	467	479	924	938	1085	1309	1640	1694	1717	1416	1516
United Kingdom		26677	28358	29409	32592	27092	28320	32510	41810	37126	42331
Turkey								3298	3357	3,539	4,875	2,868
Norway								975	1136	1110	986	1023
Total		33174	29215	43473	60103	55397	59987	66438	86839	94752	144250

Notes:

Data were not available for the unlisted EU Member States.

(1) In 1995: the number of seizures based on offences; since 1996: the numbers of seizures based on police register.

(2) In 2002 and 2003 seizures of cannabis products cannot be broken down by substance; 57794 seizures of all cannabis products were made in 2002, and 67443 in 2003.

(3) In 2002/2003 data include seizures of both herbal cannabis and cannabis plants.

(4) In 2003 seizures of resin and herbal cannabis could not be broken down by product; 3421 seizures of both products were made in 2003.

(5) Data include cannabis plants.

(6) Data refer to seizures made by the Customs and the National Service for Combating Organized Crime (NACOC), separately or in combination with other units within the Ministry of Interior.

(7) Up until 2003 the number of large seizures only is reported; from 2004 all seizures are reported.

(8) 2005 data include seizures of seeds and other cannabis products except resin and plants.

Sources:

Reitox national focal points.