Table SZR-3. Number of herbal cannabis seizures, 1995 to 2007

Country		1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Belgium		5714			8247	5493	8254		943	10229	16400		4901	19196
Bulgaria	(6)				6	3	42	98	110	133	118	86	531
Czech Republic									293	737	748	602	556	563
Denmark										408	330	396	450	0
Germany	(1)			12608	12406	11472	12052	12487	13380	12374	17151	22257	23506	21831
Estonia								247	214	222	106	290	420	463
Ireland		148	179	294	213	188	219	253	242	309	223	279	609	1910
Greece									5905	5319	3820	5501	5250	4597
Spain	(8)					2292			5752	12506	17568	21021	31153	39124
France	(2)				5406	4854	5826	5780		9119	10208	10202	10201	11381
Italy												1848	2507	2155
Cyprus											282	374	373	629
Latvia											296	267	178	253
Lithuania								60	75	117	239	158	218	259
Luxembourg			103	133	190	255	311	382	326	494	444	518	464	532
Hungary	(3)								1965	2015	1722	1707	1540	1352
Malta							0	3		8	8	7	3
Netherlands
Austria						2516	2297	2801	3271	3734	4129	3787	3685	4003
Poland	(7)							87	147	152	12701
Portugal	(9)	168	96	105	105	147	149	127	178	123	174	219	267	289
Romania													276	412
Slovenia	(4)							3940	4071		2401	1819	2473	2127
Slovakia							545	527	628	940	786	981	1059	1269
Finland							663	1223	1342	1712	2067	2305	2269	2400
Sweden	(5)	467	479	924	938	1085	1309	1640	1694	1717	1416	1516	1854	2567
United Kingdom		26677	28358	29409	32592	27092	28320	32510	41810	36839	42814	74575	107424
Croatia								4805	4865	3868	3094	3525	3883	3277
Turkey								3298	3357	3539	4875	2868	5132	10454
Norway								975	1136	1110	986	1023	1275	1860
Total		33174	29215	43473	60103	55397	59987	71243	91704	107724	145106	158131	212457

Notes:

 : indicates data not available 

 (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 to 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.   

 (9) Data include seizures of seeds, leaves and other cannabis products except resin and plants.   

Sources:

 Reitox national focal points   

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