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Table SZR-8. Quantities (kg) of heroin seized, 1995–2011

Country19951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Belgium 149133657674185:485114227015454863275386140
Bulgaria(1):::::20615451060831832437726130012271183330385
Czech Republic:::::::349363628204631315
Denmark 3761385596322563163827294844223937
Germany 9338987226867967968365206267757878791074503758474498
Estonia ::0110.4140.10.20.4460.140.0040.048
Ireland 61183817243017272733130147207793032
Greece17319014618597660330324247315331312259448595521307
Spain 5465374794181159484631275242271174472227548300233412
France 4996174153442034443514765455587491052103611189701088883
Italy 954127047771513101012205825932592255713741329189713131156944811
Cyprus(2)::::2520.3230.911300.10.6
Latvia 0.900.10.10.80.80.560.60.50.040.222210.4
Lithuania ::::0.91330.832561441011
Luxembourg 1333423134649985524
Hungary :::::670154160256902381318029125983
Malta ::::::3160.8152:8854
Netherlands(6)351516999784770896739112241712009001000520::548400
Austria 4781102118782302886043235282341171041909665
Poland:::::21738929972554115512479862551
Portugal(3)664757977656831696729918214462681284773
Romania :::::53332032165285331303858510813
Slovenia(4):::::3938969891441341826013742364
Slovakia :119014699161572422131410.3
Finland 16622368320.2520.20.40.220.41.0
Sweden 31261271643032591334191033055315821
United Kingdom1395107022351348234633873929273227322170190710311059155215168321849
Croatia::::::203786114278274153599433
Turkey(5)::::::3710265747058847817310312132281544716059126907294
Norway 497456384652685952129369385513010215
Total526655515906499471481045415606128151399918950165221843422075236272385918834
 

Notes:

A fuller historical series, back to 1985 for reporting countries, is available in the Supplementary tables section of this Statistical bulletin

Numbers are rounded to the nearest kg except for quantities less than 1 kg where more precise information is provided when available.

(1) 5658 doses of heroin were also seized in 2005, 112 in 2006, and 101 in 2007.

(2) 1.9 ml of heroin were also seized in 2007, 76 ml in 2008 and 2 ml in 2009 .

(3) There were also 5 doses of liquid heroin seized in 2001.

(4) 225.5 ml of liquid heroin was also seized in 2008 and 19.6 ml in 2009.

(5) 331.4 kg liquid heroine were also seized in 2009.

(6) In 2008 and 2009 UNODC figures are available: 803 and 596 respectively. In 2010 because of possible incompleteness and unknown unreliability figures were truncated by the WODC. In 2010 because of possible incompleteness and unknown unreliability figures were truncated by the WODC. Four police regions did not report about seizures. Figures include seizures by Customs and Military Police. Figures are a ‘reasonable indication’. Also 253 heroin balls were seized.

Source:

Reitox national focal points. See Table SZR-0 part (i) and Table SZR-0 part (ii)

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