Fentanyl: Drug Seizures
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much Fentanyl by (a) volume and (b) value has been seized in the UK in the last 12 months.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
The Home Office latest published data on Fentanyl 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:
- 22 Fentanyl seizures, totalling 218 doses and 0.3kg
- 6 Fentanyl analogue seizures, totalling 1 dose and 1.3 kg
Fentanyl analogues include Carfentanil, Lofentanil, Sufentanil, Alfentanil (Rapifen) and Fentanyl (derivatives of).
Border Force also release quarterly transparency data which include Fentanyl seizures. The latest available data are below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-q4-2024
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