As well as detailing the service’s activities during the year, it also reveals the top ten drugs seized by its officers.
1. CANNABIS
The class B drug cannabis was the most-seized drug in 2016, with Customs confiscating £2.7 million worth of the substance.
2. ECSTASY
A total of £856,075 worth of the pills was seized last year. The drug hit the headlines recently when a Jersey teenager died after taking tablets from a particularly strong batch.
3. SUBUTEX
The heroin substitute Subutex was the third most seized drug, with £59,420 worth of the substance confiscated.
4. NEW PSYCHO-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES
NPS – or legal highs as they were once known – exploded onto the drugs scene in 2008. Their use seemingly peaked a few years ago, but Customs are still catching people with the illegal substances. A total of £55,093 worth of the drugs were seized in 2016.
5. HEROIN
The use of the class A drug heroin dropped a few years ago after an opium crop failure in Afghanistan led to a huge rise in prices. Users also began turning to NPS, which were arriving in Jersey in greater numbers. But £50,620 worth of the drug was still seized last year.
6. STEROIDS
A total of £9,980 worth of the body-building drug was seized by Customs in 2016.
7. DIAZEPAM
Customs confiscated £7,725 of the drug last year.
8. OTHERS
A number of less familiar controlled drugs were seized in much smaller quantities during the year. A total of £7,585 was seized.
9. COCAINE
Party drug cocaine accounted for £2,183 worth of the total amount of drugs seized by Customs officers.
10. AMPHETAMINE
The least-seized drug was amphetamine, with £1,500 worth being confiscated.
