Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006

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Table 7 The quantity seized of class C drugs made by Police by drug type and year, Scotland

Drug Type

1995/1996

1996/1997

1997/1998

1998/1999

1999/2000

2000/2001

2001/2002

2002/2003

2003/2004

2004/2005

2005/2006

Quantities in kg (unless otherwise specified)

Cannabis resin

350.2

605.6

3536.0

11913.7

974.4

632.1

943.9

1670.4

981.1

1197.2

750.3

Cannabis plants 1, 2

2290.0

35026.0

1622.0

53136.0

1577.0

1501.0

2940.0

3691.0

3463.0

4821.0

3145.0

Cannabis herbal

78.1

32.0

61.0

818.6

10.0

16.1

23.8

117.8

19.6

102.0

141.3

Cannabis oil

.

<0.05

<0.05

.

<0.05

<0.05

.

<0.05

0.5

<0.05

.

Temazepam

.

<0.05

<0.05

<0.05

<0.05

<0.05

<0.05

0.3

0.2

<0.05

<0.05

Benzodiazepines

<0.05

0.1

<0.05

0.1

<0.05

1.6

3.7

4.2

0.5

0.7

5.0

GHB

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

0.1

2.6

0.1

Anabolic Steroids

.

.

.

.

<0.05

.

.

<0.05

<0.05

.

.

1. Number of plants, the number of plants from Central was not available over the 2004/05 to 2005/06 period.
2. In 1996/1997 Northern Constabulary reported a single large seizure of over 32,000 plants, while in 1998/1999 Strathclyde reported a single large seizure of over 51,000 plants.

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