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Drugs: Crime

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 15 October 2024UIN 7453

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal drugs have been seized in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Office latest published data on drug seizures made by the Police and Border Force for England and Wales can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seizures-of-drugs-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-2023.

The latest published statistics show that police forces and Border Force made a total of 191,623 drug seizures in England and Wales in the year ending March 2023.

Border Force also release quarterly transparency data which include drug seizures. The latest available data are below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-q2-2024

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