UK Facing Growing Drug Crisis After Record Seizures - 'Lost Control'

UK facing growing drug crisis after record seizures - 'lost control'

Border Force seized a staggering 148 tonnes of narcotics worth almost £3billion last year.

Record drug seizures driven by jump in cannabis and ketamine haul

Border Force officials made 65 seizures of herbal cannabis that contained 100kg or more. More than a quarter of a million drug seizures were made by police and Border Force officers in England and Wales in 2024/25, the highest number since current data began. The rise was driven by a sharp jump in seizures of class B drugs such as cannabis and ketamine, including 137 tonnes of herbal cannabis – the largest annual quantity on record. A total of 2…

Record year of drug seizures made by Border Force

Border Force and police seizures of ketamine and cannabis at all-time high and Border Force ramps up the return of foreign smugglers.