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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2026. It was answered by Mike Tapp (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Ketamine: Drug Seizures

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.

Answer

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


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14775
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Drug seizures Ketamine
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk