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Ketamine: Drug Seizures

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 July 2026UIN 14775

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what quantity of ketamine has been seized at the UK border in each of the last ten years.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The Government is committed to tackling drug harms through prevention, treatment and enforcement. We are working closely with police, health services and international partners to disrupt supply chains and protect communities.

Data is available via drug seizures transparency data - GOV.UK.

Ketamine seizure quantity (Kgs) (by Border Force) breakdown extracted from gov.uk statistics.

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/2023

2023/24

2024/25

299

198

114

133

37

154

1664

934

769

1092

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