Table 7 The quantity seized of class C drugs made by Police by drug type and year, Scotland
Drug Type | 1996/1997 | 1997/1998 | 1998/1999 | 1999/2000 | 2000/2001 | 2001/2002 | 2002/2003 | 2003/2004 | 2004/2005 | 2005/2006 | 2006/2007 |
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Quantities in kg (unless otherwise specified) |
Cannabis resin | 605.6 | 3,536.0 | 11,913.7 | 974.4 | 632.1 | 943.9 | 1,670.4 | 981.1 | 1,197.2 | 764.0 | 445.7 |
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Cannabis plants 1, 2 | 35,026.0 | 1,622.0 | 53,136.0 | 1,577.0 | 1,501.0 | 2,940.0 | 3,691.0 | 3,463.0 | 4,821.0 | 3,269.0 | 20,249.0 |
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Cannabis herbal | 32.0 | 61.0 | 818.6 | 10.0 | 16.1 | 23.8 | 117.8 | 19.6 | 102.0 | 142.3 | 54.3 |
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Cannabis oil | <0.05 | <0.05 | . | <0.05 | <0.05 | . | <0.05 | 0.5 | <0.05 | . | . |
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Temazepam | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | 0.3 | 0.2 | <0.05 | <0.05 | . |
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Benzodiazepines | 0.1 | <0.05 | 0.1 | <0.05 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 13.6 |
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GHB | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | . |
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Anabolic Steroids | . | . | . | <0.05 | . | . | <0.05 | <0.05 | . | . | . |
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1. Number of plants, the number of plants from Central Police force 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. In 2006/07 Strathclyde reported several large seizures, the largest seizure recovered over 2,500 plants.