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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 14 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 May 2025. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 May 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Drug Seizures

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.

Answer

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
52235
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Drug seizures
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk