Amphetamines: Drug Seizures
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much amphetamine by (a) volume and (b) value has been seized in the UK over the last 12 months.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
The Home Office latest published data on amphetamine, ketamine and MDMA seizures made by the police and Border Force for England and Wales covers the period April 2023-March 2024 and can be found here:
The Home Office does not publish the monetary (£) value of drugs seized. In the year ending March 2024, the latest published statistics show that police forces and Border Force seized:
- 2,337 amphetamine seizures, totalling 285 kg
- 2,252 ketamine seizures, totalling 855 kg
- 1,919 MDMA seizures, totalling 1.6 tonnes
Border Force also publish quarterly transparency data which includes amphetamine, ketamine and MDMA seizures, and can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-q4-2024
Please find below the relevant statistics from the Q4 Border Force transparency data publication.
| 2023 Q4 | 2024 Q1 | 2024 Q2 | 2024 Q3 | Total |
Amphetamines (KG) | 13.09 | 13.70 | 5.90 | 25.75 | 58.44 |
Ketamine (KG) | 152.08 | 311.80 | 100.33 | 419.40 | 983.61 |
MDMA (Ecstasy) (Dose 000s) | 466.80 | 241.33 | 284.16 | 219.45 | 1,211.73 |
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