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Brreakdown of seizures of drugs in 2019. Most seized drugs were herbal cannabis (37%), cannabis resin (36%) and cocaine (11%).Infographic also shows trends in seizures since 2009. Biggest increases: MDMA, methamphetamine, cocaine and herbal cannabis

Drug seizures at a glance, 2019

June 2021
Infographic shows price and purity for cannabis resin and herbal in EU. Price for resin is on average between 7 and 12 euros and for herbal betwen 8 and 13. Resin is about twice as potent. Price is fairly stable since 2009 but potency has increased a lot.

Cannabis price and potency in the European Union (updated June 2021)

June 2021
Graphic showing seizures of cannabis resin and herb in the EU in 2019. While numbers for quantities of seizures are similar (approximately 350000 in the EU), the quantity in weight of cannabis resin seized is two to three times greater than for herb.

Cannabis seizures in the EU (updated June 2021)

June 2021
Graphic showing number and quantity of seizures of cocaine in the EU in 2021. Approximately 100000 seizures in number and a little over 200 tonnes in weight.

Cocaine seizures in the EU (updated June 2021)

June 2021
graphic shows price and purity information for cocaine in the EU, 2019. Average price per gram is between 54 and 83 Euros. Purity is on average about 60%. Since 2009, price has remained stable but purity has incresed by approximately 50%.

Cocaine price and purity in the European Union (updated June 2021)

June 2021
graphic showing seizures of amphetamine in the EU in 2019. 34000 seizures were made and 17 tonnes in weight. Including Turkey and Norway, the number of seizures was 41000 and the weight seized 20.3 tonnes

Amphetamine seizures in the EU (updated June 2021)

June 2021
Graphics shows price and purity in the EU for amphetamine in 2019. Average price is betwen 10 and 25 Euro per gram. Purity is between 20 to 35 %, Since 2009, prices are stable but purity has increased over 60%,

Amphetamine price and purity in the European Union (updated June 2021)

June 2021
Infographic showing breakdown of drug seizures in Europe in 2020 — herbal cannabis: 40%; cannabis resin: 29%; cocaine: 10%; amphetamines: 6%; heroin: 5%; MDMA: 3%; other 8%

Infographic: Number of reported drug seizures, breakdown by drug, 2018

September 2020
infographic showing cannabis seizure breakdown in Europe, 2018

Infographic: cannabis seizures in Europe, 2018

September 2020
infographic showing characteristics, (purity, price) of seized amphetamine and methamphetamine in the EU, 2018

Infographic: amphetamine, methamphetamine, seizures, price, purity in the EU, 2018

September 2020
figure showing results of drug checking on MDMA

Infographic: MDMA samples tested by drug checking services between January and June 2019

September 2020
Infographic summarising data from January-June 2019 drug checking services, showing cocaine was the substance most frequently submitted to European drug checking services for testing.

Infographic: cocaine samples tested by drug checking services between January and June 2019

September 2020
Data on the contents of amphetamines sold in Europe are also available from drug checking services. Their results indicated that samples presented as amphetamine had on average the lowest purity level.

Infographic: Amphetamine samples tested by drug checking services between January and June 2019

September 2020
Expert opinion: changes in wholesale price of synthetic drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Infographic: Expert opinion: changes in wholesale price of synthetic drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 2020
Expert opinion: changes in wholesale price per kg of herbal cannabis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Infographics: Expert opinion: changes in wholesale price per kg of herbal cannabis during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 2020
graphic Cocaine targeting Antwerp

Infographic: Cocaine seized in containers in or bound for Antwerp by modus operandi: January to March 2019 and January to March 2020 (kg)

May 2020
Changes in drug price and availability

Infographic: Changes in drug price and availability

May 2020

Infographic: Expert opinion: changes in wholesale price per kg of cannabis (resin) during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 2020
Expert opinion: changes in wholesale price per kg of cocaine during the COVID-19 pandemic

Infographic: Expert opinion: changes in wholesale price per kg of cocaine during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 2020
Expert opinion: changes in wholesale price per kg of heroin during the COVID-19 pandemic

Infographic: Expert opinion: changes in wholesale price per kg of heroin during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 2020

Infographic: Number of reviews by market and by month, Agartha, Cannazon and Versus, January–March 2020

May 2020

Infographic: Reported shipping countries, Agartha, Cannazon and Versus, January–March 2020

May 2020

Infographic: Main drug categories sold on Agartha, January–March 2020

May 2020

Infographic: Main drug categories by reported shipping origin, Agartha, January–March 2020

May 2020

Infographic: Monthly value of cannabis products, Cannazon,January–March 2020

May 2020

Infographic: Number of sales for common retail-level weight categories by month, Cannazon, January–March 2020

May 2020

Infographic: Average price of common retail-level weight categories by month, Cannazon, January–March 2020

May 2020

Infographic: Number of sales for large weight categories by month, Cannazon, January–March 2020

May 2020

Infographic: Average price of large weight categories by month, Cannazon, January–March 2020

May 2020
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Video: EU Drug Markets Report 2019 - highlights

November 2019
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