issue 3 00 16 february 2000 drug seizure and offender statistics united kingdom 1998 by john martin corkery main points n seizures rose in 8 per cent to 149 900 compared an increase of 14 the previous year cannabis was involved 76 number involving heroin 19 those cocaine including crack 36 7 paragraphs 15 there no clear pattern quantities class a drugs seized fell 40 following all time record peak while 25 amounts ecstasy type 9 lsd continued diminish as much 27 28 offenders increased 13 127 ninety were possession cases mainly 32 excluding ones 4 400
