Table SZR-11. Number of amphetamine seizures 1995 to 2005
Country | | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Belgium | (1) | 568 | | | 2672 | 1060 | 1074 | 1270 | | 3702 | 4734 | 3976 |
Bulgaria | (11) | | | | | | | | 4 | 28 | 36 | 59 |
Czech Republic | (2) | | | | | | | | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
Denmark | | 1167 | 1386 | 1324 | 1609 | 1250 | 1152 | 954 | 1134 | 1264 | 1388 | 1573 |
Germany | (3) | 4315 | 2670 | 3571 | 4079 | 3811 | 3726 | 3459 | 4048 | 3841 | 5442 | 6123 |
Estonia | | 2 | 29 | 37 | 126 | 164 | 207 | 289 | 336 | 426 | 399 | 428 |
Ireland | | 89 | 217 | 475 | 680 | 467 | 169 | 162 | 243 | 211 | 145 | 119 |
Greece | | | | | | | | | 9 | 30 | 23 | 17 |
Spain | | 3384 | 4957 | 5040 | 4122 | 3796 | 3349 | 4574 | 4792 | 1797 | 1771 | 1635 |
France | | 104 | 91 | 163 | 158 | 141 | 137 | 111 | 149 | 181 | 252 | 317 |
Italy | (4) | 41 | 66 | 57 | 41 | | | | | | 61 | |
Cyprus | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
Latvia | (5) | | | | | | 70 | 119 | 176 | 243 | 226 | 218 |
Lithuania | | | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 86 | 76 | 198 | 118 |
Luxembourg | (6) | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Hungary | | | | | | | | | 256 | 373 | 378 | 356 |
Malta | | | | | | | | 0 | | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Netherlands | (7) | | | 225 | | | 125 | | | | | |
Austria | | 43 | 136 | 221 | | | 141 | 161 | 202 | 294 | 324 | 312 |
Poland | (13) | | | | | | | 74 | 83 | 90 | 3010 | |
Portugal | (8) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
Romania | (12) | | | | | | | | | | 5 | |
Slovenia | | | | | | | 112 | 58 | 51 | 35 | | 62 |
Slovakia | (9) | | 20 | 19 | 44 | 51 | 76 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Finland | | 696 | 972 | 1325 | 1641 | 1956 | 2369 | 3778 | 3399 | 3687 | 3392 | 3732 |
Sweden | (10) | 4386 | 4199 | 4639 | 4859 | 5073 | 4978 | 5733 | 6722 | 6671 | 6733 | 6499 |
United Kingdom | | 15443 | 18276 | 18609 | 18630 | 13393 | 7080 | 6830 | 6997 | 6958 | 7257 | |
Turkey | | | | | | | | 18 | 42 | 36 | 42 | 97 |
Norway | | 1601 | 1775 | 2394 | 2774 | 3089 | 3077 | 4283 | 5037 | 4578 | 4148 | 4410 |
Total | | 31848 | 34807 | 38114 | 41453 | 34258 | 27881 | 31916 | 33798 | 34549 | 39990 | |
Notes:
A fuller historical series, back to 1985 for reporting countries, is available in the Supplementary tables section of this statistical bulletin. | | |
Numbers are rounded to the nearest kg except for quantities less than 1 kg where more precise information is provided when available. | |
(1) In 1996, 1998 and 2003 data include both ecstasy and amphetamine seized; see Table SZR-14 for tablets additionally seized in 1996 and 1998. 511 amphetamine tablets were also seized in 1997; 22090 in 1999; and 18397 in 2000. | |
(2) Accurate data are not available before 2002 due to double counting of seizures by police and customs reports. 56 amphetamine tablets were also seized in 2005. | |
(3) 549 amphetamine tablets were also seized in 2004. | |
(4) In 1995: the number of seizures based on offences; since 1996: the numbers of seizures based on police register. Data include both seizures of amphetamine and methamphetamine. | |
(5) 10 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 2000; 37 in 2001; 1355 in 2002; 1567 in 2003; and 214 in 2005. | |
(6) All seizures are included (police, coastguard and customs). Amphetamine tablets were also seized in 1998, 30109 in 2000 and 8 in 2001. | |
(7) 2775 amphetamine tablets were also seized in 1996; 13720 in 1997; 1626 in 1998; 54215 in 1999; 40696 in 2000; 11026 in 2001; 31427 in 2002; 2726 in 2003; 86748 in 2004, and 8781 units in 2005.. | |
(8) 3889 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 1997; 4780 in 1998; 12015 in 1999; 149 in 2000; 12728 in 2002; 1019 in 2003; and 19452 in 2005. | |
(9) Since 2000, data include seizures of all amphetamine-type products in kg with no differentiation between products; see Table SZR-14 for quatities of amphetamine-type products additionally seized in tablets. | |
(10) 4 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 1995; 6 in 1996; 1 in 2002; 100 in 2003; and 18 in 2005. | |
(11) Before 2004, data include both amphetamine and methamphetamine seizures. 3693 amphetamine tablets were also seized in 2003. | |
(12) 42 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 2000; 229 in 2002; 219 in 2003; 1050 in 2004 and 2580 in 2005. | |
(13) Data include both seizures of amphetamine and methamphetamine. | |
(14) 2500 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 1990; 30705 in 1992; 142 in 1993; 11025 in 1994; 850 in 1995; 1025 in 1996; 102240 in 1997; 242409 in 1998; 45847 in 1999; 20592 in 2001; 1028 in 2002; and 14000 in 2003. Both 2004 and 2005 data are based on seizures made only by some police forces: they are not comparable between them, nor with previous years. | |
(15) 26 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 1997; 4 in 1998; 37 in 1999; 18 in 2000; 25 in 2001; 34 in 2002; 125 in 2003; 32 in 2004 and 17 tablets and 35 capsules in 2005. | |
(16) 89 amphetamine tablets were also seized in 2001; 256 in 2002 and 218 in 2003. | |
(17) Before 2001, data include both amphetamine and methamphetamine seizures. 5 amphetamine tablets were also seized in 2001; 6 in 2002; and 3 in 2003. | |
(18) Before 2001, data include both amphetamine and methamphetamine seizures. Fenmetrazin is included in amphetamine seizures. 284 amphetamines tablets were also seized in 2000; 782 in 2001; and 92 in 2002. | |
(19) Data refer to seizures made by the Customs and the National Service for Combating Organized Crime (NACOC) from the Ministry of Interior. 660 amphetamine tablets were also seized in 2001; 135444 in 2002; and 118201 in 2003. | |
(20) 133517 amphetamine tablets were also seized in 2002; 93 in 2004; and 3701 in 2005. | |
(21) 1089989 amphetamine tablets were seized in 2001; 8576884 in 2002; 5375217 in 2003; 9493470 in 2004; 6404923 in 2005. | |
(22) Up until 2003 the amount of large seizures only is reported; from 2004 all seizures are reported. | | Sources:
Reitox national focal points. | | |