In 2020/21 there were 159, 209 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 17,641 and 9,258 seizures respectively.
Number of drug seizures by the police and border force in England and Wales in 2020/21, by type of drug
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UK Home Office. (February 3, 2022). Number of drug seizures by the police and border force in England and Wales in 2020/21, by type of drug [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, 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 2020/21, by type of drug." Chart. February 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310506/police-seizures-of-drugs-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office. (2022). Number of drug seizures by the police and border force in England and Wales in 2020/21, by type of drug. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. 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 2020/21, by Type of Drug." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2022, 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 2020/21, by type of drug Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310506/police-seizures-of-drugs-england-and-wales-uk/ (last visited May 28, 2022)
