Table SZR-6. Quantities (number of plants) of cannabis plants seized, 1995 to 2008

Country		1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Belgium		2784	:	:	6280	2912	13459	:	:	27339	67814	83113	110368	148251	115040
Bulgaria	(1)	:	:	:	:	:	3448	550	19395	21318	4	4700	1036	198	4894
Czech Republic	(2)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	3173	3125	1617	1780	2276	6992	25223
Denmark	(3)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Germany	(4)	:	:	67065	81097	168833	25277	68898	29352	35863	68133	93936	190241	135252	121663
Estonia		:	:	:	:	:	:	121	718	588	292	698	125	497	:
Ireland		1148	542	753	690	352	98	365	770	244	199	124	633	1272	:
Greece		31	15234	11010	9967	46198	49985	18821	16343	21060	39820	34967	32492	17611	23892
Spain	(5)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
France	(6)	:	:	38115	34266	23287	24295	41076	:	84238	81176	54292	36499	37441	54495
Italy		426918	514023	379851	190240	571775	1309398	3220638	297693	191813	311124	140958	95778	1529779	148152
Cyprus		847	260	823	276	190	493	274	248	1329	97	344	332	413	789
Latvia	(7)	:	:	:	:	:	:	0	0	0	0	:	:	0	0
Lithuania	(8)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Luxembourg	(9)	:	14	5	222	113	133	0	2	34	160	2	45	3	25
Hungary	(10)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	2998	811	3529	1667	1523
Malta	(11)	:	:	:	:	:	22	11	0	125	293	3	39	:	:
Netherlands	(12)	549337	1272526	553135	353178	582588	661851	884609	900381	1111855	ca 1000000	1700000	1650500	163400	:
Austria	(13)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Poland	(14)	:	:	:	:	:	:	1005	32388	86163	15503	33488	3917	4059	19026
Portugal	(15)	245	1646	2154	17316	1184	2277	3807	3135	2663	2246	3732	2434	3222	3252
Romania	(16)	:	:	:	:	:	:	16301	14895	0	165	147	0	0	0
Slovenia		:	:	:	:	:	:	1925	9425	:	5329	3214	2557	9483	7018
Slovakia	(17)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	0	0	0	:
Finland	(18)	:	:	:	:	:	:	4875	6385	8801	7840	9460	7510	7600	14000
Sweden	(19)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
United Kingdom	(20)	94202	116301	115057	123043	55810	47947	71593	57270	83972	95103	212971	366057	510643	:
Croatia		:	:	:	:	:	:	2843	1828	3496	2207	2960	2699	2886	272
Turkey		:	:	:	:	:	:	20816931	25989977	30725275	20362576	0	0	0	0
Norway	(21)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Total		1075512	1920546	1167968	816575	1453242	2138683	25154643	27383378	32409301	22064696	2381700	2509067	2580669

Notes:

 ca = circa.   

 (1) Data were provided only by the National Service for Combating the organized Crime (NACOC) and refer to seizures made separately or in combination with other units from the Ministry of Interior.   

 (2) Accurate data are not available before 2002 due to double counting of seizures by police and customs reports.   

 (3) 951.2 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2003; 753,1 kg in 2004; 549 kg in 2005; 1527.3 kg in 2006; 873 kg in 2007; and 2303 kg in 2008.   

 (4) In 1995: the number of seizures based on offences; since 1996: the numbers of seizures based on police register. 5000 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 1997.   

 (5) 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; 8858.352 kg in 2004; 11227.81 kg in 2005; 14091.386 kg in 2006; 25154.616 kg in 2007; and 240340 kg in 2008.   

 (6) In 2002 seizures of cannabis product cannot be broken down by product; 57115 kg were seized in 2002.    

 (7) 34.48 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2007; and 157.52 kg in 2008.   

 (8) 68.4 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2002; 600 kg in 2003; 415 kg in 2004; 961 kg in 2005; and 5500 kg in 2006.   

 (9) 65 gram of cannabis plants were seized in 1996.   

 (10) In 2000-2003, data were reported in kg and included seizures of both herbal cannabis and cannabis plants (data are reported in Table SZR-04). Since 2007 only the amount of a representative sample is reported. 

 (11) 43 cannabis seeds were also seized in 2003; and 2281 in 2004.   

 (12) 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. In 2006, data include plants and seedings.   

 (13) 36 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2001; 158 kg in 2002; 127 kg in 2003; 180.6 kg in 2004; 165.5 kg in 2005; 235.83 kg in 2006; 223.83 kg in 2007; and 178 kg in 2008.   

 (14) Up to 2003 the amount of large seizures only is reported; from 2004 all seizures are reported. 2.002 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2007   

 (15) There was also 1.75 kg of cannabis plants seized in 2002; 0.55 kg in 2003; 0.012 kg in 2006;; and 2.53 kg in 2007.   

 (16) The figure concerning cannabis plants (2004) is referring to 3 illicit cultivations which have been harvested and destroyed. 12.94 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2007.   

 (17) 64 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2000; 86 kg in 2001; 574 kg in 2002; 528.35 kg in 2003; 1474.79 kg in 2004; 1137.92 kg in 2005; 614.37 kg in 2006; and 706.87 kg in 2007.    

 (18) 5321 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2000; 16 kg in 2001; 15.5 kg in 2002; 20.4 kg in 2003; 41.7 kg in 2004; 43.3 kg in 2005; 36.2 kg in 2006; 87 kg in 2007; and 41 kg in 2008.   

 (19) 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. Seizures of cannabis plants are included in herbal cannabis seizures.   

 (20) Before 2006 data have been reported on a calendar year basis. Since 2006 seizures data will be published on a financial year basis (Data reported for 2006 is for 2006/07, data reported in 2007 is for 2007/08 and so on). There are no customs data for Scotland and Northern Ireland in 2006/07. In 2007 data are for England, Wales and Northern Ireland only (England and Wales reported both police and customs seizures and Northern Ireland only police seizures); no data for Scotland is available.   

 (21) 17 kg of cannabis plants were seized in 2001; 16 kg in 2002; 22 kg in 2003; 131 kg in 2004; 43.8 kg in 2005; 50.6 kg in 2006; and 119.1 kg in 2007.   

Sources:

 Reitox national focal points   

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