Home Office figures for 2018/19 reveal this was an increase of 14 per cent on the previous year and the highest number in a decade.


8. Crack cocaine
Police made 173 seizures of crack cocaine. Picture: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images | Getty

9. Amphetamine
Police made 140 seizures of amphetamine. Picture: Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/AFP via Getty Images | Getty

10. Ecstasy
Police made 112 seizures of ecstasy, totalling 1,000 doses. Picture: Paul Faith/PA Wire | pa

11. Benzodiazepines
Police made 71 seizures of benzodiazepines, totalling 1kg. Picture: Tony Johnson | jpimedia

12. Anabolic steroids
Police made 40 seizures of anabolic steroids, totalling 1kg. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire | pa
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