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Drug Seizures

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 52235

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of drug seizures across the UK in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Office latest published data on the number of drug seizures made by the police and Border Force for England and Wales covers the period April 2023-March 2024, and it can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seizures-of-drugs-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-2024

In the year ending March 2024, the latest published statistics show that a total of 217,644 drug seizures were made by police forces and Border Force.

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