In 2021/22 there were 131,668 seizures of cannabis in England and Wales, by far the most of any drug in that reporting year. Cocaine and heroin were the second and third most likely drug to be seized in that year, at 18,228 and 6,814 seizures respectively.
Number of drug seizures by the police and border force in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type of drug
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UK Home Office. (April 20, 2023). Number of drug seizures by the police and border force in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type of drug [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/310506/police-seizures-of-drugs-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office. "Number of drug seizures by the police and border force in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type of drug." Chart. April 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310506/police-seizures-of-drugs-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office. (2023). Number of drug seizures by the police and border force in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type of drug. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310506/police-seizures-of-drugs-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office. "Number of Drug Seizures by The Police and Border Force in England and Wales in 2021/22, by Type of Drug." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310506/police-seizures-of-drugs-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office, Number of drug seizures by the police and border force in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type of drug Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310506/police-seizures-of-drugs-england-and-wales-uk/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Number of drug seizures by the police and border force in England and Wales in 2021/22, by type of drug [Graph], UK Home Office, April 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/310506/police-seizures-of-drugs-england-and-wales-uk/