DRUGS (*1)


 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Change from the preceding year
Methamphetamine
(*2)		 No. of cases 20 76 103 33 82 72 110 164 149%
Quantity (kg) 408 327 385 88 140 287 408 333 82%
Cannabis
 No. of cases 276 355 314 243 195 168 123 111 90%
Quantity (kg) 476 766 888 588 196 491 87 52 60%
Opium No. of cases 3 2 6 3 6 6 - 4 100%
Quantity (kg) 2 4 1 0 27 17 - 3 100%
Synthetic stimulants No. of cases ／ ／ ／ 36 58 121 46 93 202%
Quantity (kg) ／ ／ ／ 2 13 22 3 15 512%
Heroin No. of cases 15 9 3 3 3 4 4 4 100%
Quantity (kg) 19 5 0 0 2 1 1 1 112%
Cocaine No. of cases 12 11 19 5 12 17 7 10 143%
Quantity (kg) 14 0 83 2 7 16 2 13 712%
MDMA
(*3)		 No. of cases 35 43 54 25 30 64 15 4 27%
Tablet (1,000) 172 368 401 234 115 1,315 139 31 22%
Ketamine No. of cases ／ ／ ／ - - 10 5 4 80%
Quantity (kg) ／ ／ ／ - - 5 0 0 1,329%
Methylone No. of cases ／ ／ ／ - - 10 - 29 100%
Quantity (kg) ／ ／ ／ - - 1 - 0 100%
Other No. of cases ／ ／ ／ 3 13 16 15 42 280%
Tablet (1,000) ／ ／ ／ 0 6 14 3 51 1,853%
Psychotropic Substances No. of cases 89 58 63 28 50 28 34 30 88%
Tablet (1,000) 60 16 27 15 27 12 20 10 50%
Total No. of cases 450 554 562 343 391 395 313 402 128%
Quantity (kg) 918 1104 1358 679 378 816 498 403 81%
Tablet (1,000) 233 385 429 249 148 1,340 162 93 57%

FIREARMS (*1)


 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Change from the prededing year
Firearms No. of cases 8 9 4 2 4 6 1 2 200%
Quantity (pieces) 13 12 5 4 15 10 1 2 200%
Parts of Firearms No. of cases ／ ／ ／ - 2 3 3 1 33%
Quantity (pieces) ／ ／ ／ - 3 4 3 2 67%

Notes(*):
1. The figures include seizures not only by Japan Customs but also by the police and other law enforcement agencies in collaboration with Japan Customs.
2. "Methamphetamine" includes methamphetamine and raw materials for the drug.
3. "MDMA" etc. includes MDMA, MDA and MDE.
4. "Ketamin" was designated in March 2006 as illicit drug in Narcotics and Psychotropi Control Act and put into effect on the January 1st, 2007.
5. "Methylone" was designated in January 2007 as illicit drug in Narcotics and Psychotropi Control Act and put into effect on the February 3rd, 2007.
6. "numbers of usages" is made from the calculation based on an average dose of abusers as followings.
(methamphetamine: 0.03g; herbal cannabis: 0.5g; cannabis resin: 0.1g; heroin: 0.01g; cocain: 0.03g; opium: 0.3g;
MDMA and psychotropic substances: 1 tablet).
7. Some figures may not be accurate due to rounding.
8. "0" means 500g or 500 tablets or less, while " - " means nil.
9. The figures of the year 2009 is provisional.