2016 Interceptions

Statistics on drug interceptions that were made by Customs in 2016.


Auckland

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Airport Amphetamine 6.90 18.00 - 2
Analogue Class C Drugs - 60.00 - 3
Cannabis Leaf 51.22 7.21 - 23
Cannabis Oil 402.00 5.00 59.00 5
Cannabis Resin 3.01 - - 2
Cannabis Seed 3,459.20 48.00 - 8
Class C Controlled Medicines 202.55 275.00 - 8
Coca Leaf 1.10 - - 1
Cocaine - 45.00 - 2
Codeine 3.50 3,890.50 - 61
Ephedrine 10,878.05 - - 2
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric-acid) 300.00 124.00 - 3
KHAT - Catha Edulis 0.01 - - 1
LSD - 2.00 - 1
MDMA (ecstasy) - 52.00 - 2
Methamphetamine 36,129.00 - - 10
Prescription Medicines 43,768.88 48,976.50 370.00 239
Pseudoephedrine based products - 164.00 - 5
Spanish Fly (Cantharidin) - - 40.00 1
Steroids - Anabolic - - 10.00 1
Steroids - Other - - 6.00 1
Unknown 18,620.00 7,008.50 1,900.00 36
CCA Analogue Class C Drugs 4,425.00 - - 7
Cannabis Resin - 166.00 - 1
Cannabis Seed - 100.00 - 3
Class B Controlled Medicines 3.00 550.00 - 5
Class C Controlled Medicines 35,025.00 - - 2
Cocaine - 60.00 - 1
Codeine 56.00 1,555.00 - 17
Ephedrine 901,840.00 - - 116
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric-acid) - 100.00 - 1
GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) - - 24,800.00 4
KHAT - Catha Edulis 4,117.00 - - 1
MDMA (ecstasy) 2.30 22.00 - 2
Methamphetamine 148,961.61 - - 61
Other Schedule 4 Precursors - - 90.00 1
Prescription Medicines 5,125.00 8,544.00 2,640.00 47
Pseudoephedrine based products - 1.00 - 1
Psychoactive Substances Act 672.00 - - 3
Steroids - Other 145.00 29.00 - 2
Synthetic Cannabinoids 11,653.00 - - 8
Unknown - 692.00 - 7
Mail Centre Amphetamine 904.48 714.00 - 74
Analogue Class C Drugs 16,279.38 1,776.00 - 221
Cannabis Leaf 993.23 5.00 - 81
Cannabis Oil 2.10 - 4.00 2
Cannabis Resin 117.10 - - 15
Cannabis Seed 115.80 17,560.00 - 861
Class B Controlled Medicines 12.00 2,374.00 - 25
Class C Controlled Medicines 46.00 - - 1
Coca Leaf 327.57 - 5.0 97
Cocaine 2.80 297.00 200.00 6
Codeine 255.86 20,337.50 1,500.00 295
DMT(dimethyltryptamine) 53.10 4.00 - 41
Ephedrine 224,381.61 3,665.00 500.00 89
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric-acid) 431.00 5,725.00 - 34
GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) 31.20 - 12,612.00 18
Heroin 40.90 2.00 - 20
KHAT - Catha Edulis 112,501.00 - - 24
LSD 4.62 9,085.00 - 135
MDA 42.10 - - 4
MDMA (ecstasy) 8,996.91 5,810.00 - 637
Mephedrone 46.00 - - 3
Mescaline 6.77 - - 3
Methadone - 67.00 - 3
Methamphetamine 40,603.71 100.00 45.00 138
Morphine - 182.00 - 5
NB0Me - 12,209.00 - 29
Prescription Medicines 34.30 1,092.00 - 23
Pseudoephedrine based products 8,648.00 2,222.00 390.00 52
Psilocybin 85.80 2.00 - 7
Psychoactive Substances Act 20,961.50 535.90 192.00 163
Spanish Fly (Cantharidin) - - 50.00 2
Steroids - Anabolic 102.00 - 500.00 2
Synthetic Cannabinoids 1,692.90 - - 11
Unknown 7,240.20 609.50 2,500.00 63
Other Analogue Class C Drugs 4.00 - - 1
Cannabis Leaf 102.00 3.00 - 3
Cannabis Seed - 3.00 - 1
Class C Controlled Medicines - 168.00 - 2
Ephedrine 67,745.70 - - 6
GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) - - 1.00 1
Methamphetamine 9,156.81 2.00 - 11
Unknown 10,690.00 23.00 - 4
Seaport Methamphetamine 17,756.10 - 2,500.00 3

Christchurch

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Airport Cannabis Leaf 0.81 - - 3
Cannabis Seed 2,755.00 1.00 - 4
Class C Controlled Medicines - 2,049.00 100.00 12
Ephedrine - 36.00 - 1
KHAT - Catha Edulis 375.00 - - 1
Prescription Medicines 690.00 41,974.00 157.00 149
Pseudoephedrine based products - 159.00 - 5
Steroids - Anabolic 320.00 - - 1
Unknown 1.60 1,680.00 - 7
CCA Amphetamine 25,001.00 - - 1
Analogue Class C Drugs - 108.00 - 1
Class C Controlled Medicines - 360.00 - 1
Methamphetamine 303.00 - - 3
Prescription Medicines - 249.00 - 4
Unknown 57,906.00 - 86.00 5
Mail Centre MDMA (ecstasy) 10.40 - - 1
Other Amphetamine - 240.00 - 1
Class C Controlled Medicines - 240.00 - 1
LSD - 25.00 - 1
MDMA (ecstasy) 112.70 1,986.00 - 5
Methamphetamine 1,932.71 - - 12
Prescription Medicines - 1,542.00 - 1
Psychoactive Substances Act - 4.00 - 1
Unknown 2,686.00 2.00 - 4

Dunedin

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Airport Prescription Medicines - 269.00 - 1
Other Amphetamine 65.93 - - 2
Cocaine 1.90 - - 1

Napier

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Other Cannabis Seed - 4.00 - 1

New Plymouth

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Seaport Prescription Medicines - 7.00 - 6

Queenstown

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Airport Amphetamine 3.00 - - 1
Cannabis Leaf 12.80 2.00 - 6
Cannabis Resin 2.30 - - 1
Class C Controlled Medicines 4.40 62.00 - 6
Prescription Medicines - 189.00 - 8
Unknown - 470.00 - 2

Tauranga

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
CCA Cannabis Leaf 1.00 - - 1
Cannabis Seed - 13.00 - 1

Wellington

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Airport Cannabis Oil - - 25.00 1
Class B Controlled Medicines - 400.00 - 1
Class C Controlled Medicines - 45.00 - 2
Methamphetamine 1,465.80 - - 1
Prescription Medicines 120.00 6,452.00 - 22
Steroids - Anabolic - - 150.00 1
Unknown 67.60 - - 1
CCA Amphetamine - 39.00 - 1
Analogue Class C Drugs 103.70 - - 1
Prescription Medicines - 180.00 472.84 2
Other Cannabis Leaf 47.90 2.00 - 2
Cannabis Seed - 21.00 - 1
Methamphetamine 555.00 - - 3
Unknown - 1.00 - 1