In 2021/22 the police and border forces of England and Wales made 131,668 seizures of cannabis. Since peaking at over 186,000 seizures in 2008/09 the number of cannabis seizures steadily declined up to 2017/18, before seizures started to rise again.
Number of cannabis seizures by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22
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UK Home Office. (April 20, 2023). Number of cannabis seizures by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/311327/police-forces-seizures-of-cannabis-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office. "Number of cannabis seizures by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22." Chart. April 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311327/police-forces-seizures-of-cannabis-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office. (2023). Number of cannabis seizures by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311327/police-forces-seizures-of-cannabis-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office. "Number of Cannabis Seizures by Police and Border Forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311327/police-forces-seizures-of-cannabis-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office, Number of cannabis seizures by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311327/police-forces-seizures-of-cannabis-england-and-wales-uk/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Number of cannabis seizures by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22 [Graph], UK Home Office, April 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/311327/police-forces-seizures-of-cannabis-england-and-wales-uk/