2017 Interceptions

Drug statistics for 2017 are preliminary and may include substances suspected as being covered under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.


Auckland

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Airport Amphetamine - 377.00 - 1
Analogue Class C Drugs - 63.00 - 2
Cannabis Leaf 430.25 42.00 - 17
Cannabis Oil - 1.00 3.00 2
Cannabis Resin 13.01 - - 3
Cannabis Seed 126.00 241.00 - 8
Class C Controlled Medicines - 5,970.00 - 36
Coca Leaf 123.35 356.00 - 7
Cocaine 25,530.00 - - 8
Codeine - 778.00 - 3
Ephedrine - 50.00 - 1
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric-acid) 127.00 149.00 - 3
KHAT - Catha Edulis 943.00 - - 1
MDMA (ecstasy) 17,260.00 - - 3
Methamphetamine 19,231.00 - - 4
Morphine - 53.00 - 2
Opium - 5,184.00 - 1
Prescription Medicines 43,130.83 72,866.75 520.00 267
Pseudoephedrine based products - 74.00 - 2
Steroids - Anabolic - - 65.00 2
Steroids - Other - 189.00 - 2
Unknown 70.00 4,846.00 - 13
CCA Analogue Class C Drugs 599.00 - - 2
Cannabis Seed - 7,555.00 - 3
Class B Controlled Medicines - 85.00 - 1
Class C Controlled Medicines 452.00 944.00 - 8
Cocaine 952.00 - - 1
Ephedrine 141,061.00 - - 26
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric-acid) 2.00 - - 1
GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) - - 82,280.00 17
Heroin 549.00 - - 1
KHAT - Catha Edulis 3,801.00 - - 1
MDMA (ecstasy) 302.00 381.00 - 2
Methamphetamine 210,486.00 24.00 - 53
Other Schedule 4 Precursors - - 30.00 1
Piperazines 0.04 - - 1
Prescription Medicines 103.00 2,755.00 65.00 35
Pseudoephedrine based products - 120.00 - 3
Psychoactive Substances Act 972.00 - - 3
Steroids - Anabolic - - 100.00 1
Synthetic Cannabinoids 1,781.00 - - 3
Unknown 1,675.00 1,698.00 - 8
Mail Centre Amphetamine 756.87 552.00 - 33
Analogue Class C Drugs 18,686.30 455.00 - 82
Cannabis Leaf 2,042.72 62.00 - 57
Cannabis Oil - 1.00 130.00 3
Cannabis Plant 1.09 - - 1
Cannabis Resin 521.85 17.00 - 26
Cannabis Seed 2,013.60 23,861.20 - 751
Class B Controlled Medicines - 1,972.00 - 12
Class C Controlled Medicines 127.90 12,478.45 477.50 208
Cocaine 605.78 75.00 - 93
Codeine - 359.00 - 7
DMA - 155.00 - 2
DMT(dimethyltryptamine) 31.70 - - 11
Ephedrine 106,139.00 4,000.00 840.00 88
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric-acid) 850.00 6,352.00 425.00 49
GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) 135.60 - 8,998.00 8
Heroin 16.40 1.00 - 8
KHAT - Catha Edulis 96,180.00 - - 17
LSD 5.00 5,383.00 - 70
MDMA (ecstasy) 13,465.46 2,260.00 - 304
Mephedrone 14.50 - - 2
Methamphetamine 46,260.33 - - 118
Morphine 4,220.00 2,993.00 - 62
NB0Me - 8,361.00 - 5
Opium 190.00 1.00 - 2
Other Schedule 4 Precursors - 6.00 - 1
Prescription Medicines 12.00 678.00 - 13
Pseudoephedrine based products 15,911.00 3,780.00 970.00 89
Psilocybin 209.00 2.00 - 8
Psychoactive Substances Act 5,493.17 - 105.00 46
Synthetic Cannabinoids 119.90 - - 2
Unknown 380.20 787.50 120.00 44
Other Analogue Class C Drugs - 4.00 - 1
Cannabis Leaf 843.00 - - 4
Cannabis Resin 12.20 - - 1
Cocaine 27,583.50 - - 2
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric-acid) - 1.00 - 1
GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) 1,139.00 - - 1
MDMA (ecstasy) 33.90 - - 2
Methamphetamine 12,134.00 - 40.00 10
Prescription Medicines - 166.00 - 2
Psilocybin 23.80 - - 1
Unknown 9.00 9.00 - 3
Seaport Cannabis Leaf 1.00 - - 1
Cocaine 4.00 - - 1
Ephedrine 311,913.00 - - 2
MDMA (ecstasy) 5.00 35.00 - 1

Christchurch

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Airport Analogue Class C Drugs - 600.00 - 1
Cannabis Leaf 16.01 1.00 - 4
Cannabis Seed - 12.00 - 1
Class C Controlled Medicines - 991.00 - 14
Codeine - 137.00 - 1
MDMA (ecstasy) 4,362.00 - - 1
Opium - 1.00 - 1
Prescription Medicines 50.00 41,003.00 220.00 148
Pseudoephedrine based products - 70.00 - 1
Unknown - 318.00 - 4
CCA Analogue Class C Drugs 3.00 - - 1
Class C Controlled Medicines - 504.00 - 5
Cocaine 575.00 - - 2
MDMA (ecstasy) 117.00 - - 1
Methamphetamine 31,931.00 - - 6
Prescription Medicines - 1,908.00 135.00 15
Unknown 28,159.00 5.00 29.00 7
Other Methamphetamine 1.50 - - 1

Dunedin

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Airport Class C Controlled Medicines - 30.00 - 1
Prescription Medicines - 1,295.00 - 4
CCA Class B Controlled Medicines - 420.00 - 1
Prescription Medicines - 560.00 - 3
Other Cannabis Seed - 60.00 - 2
MDMA (ecstasy) 42.30 - - 1
Methamphetamine 90.88 - - 1
Prescription Medicines - 100.00 - 1
Pseudoephedrine based products - 7.00 - 1
Psychoactive Substances Act 0.34 - - 1

Napier

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Other Methamphetamine 3.00 - - 1

Nelson

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
CCA Class B Controlled Medicines - 66.00 250.00 1
Seaport Class B Controlled Medicines - 32.00 - 1
Morphine - 10.00 - 1
Prescription Medicines - 152.00 - 2

New Plymouth

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Other Cannabis Leaf 0.01 - - 1
Methamphetamine 4.48 - - 1
Seaport Prescription Medicines - 7.00 - 6

Queenstown

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Airport Amphetamine - 4.00 - 1
Cannabis Leaf 4.20 - - 3
Cannabis Resin - 34.00 - 1
Class B Controlled Medicines - 17.00 - 1
Class C Controlled Medicines - 366.50 - 19
Cocaine 6.00 - - 2
Prescription Medicines 161.48 3,570.00 - 35
Unknown - 94.00 - 5

Wellington

LocationDrug TypeGramsItemsMillilitresIncidents
Airport Cannabis Oil - 5.00 10.00 2
Cannabis Seed - 30.00 - 1
Class B Controlled Medicines - 400.00 - 1
Class C Controlled Medicines - 4.00 - 1
Coca Leaf 65.00 - - 1
KHAT - Catha Edulis 76.50 - - 1
MDMA (ecstasy) 3.00 - - 1
Methamphetamine 13.20 - - 2
Prescription Medicines 500.00 5,432.00 50.00 33
Psilocybin   6.00 - 1
Unknown - 371.00 - 2
CCA Cannabis Oil - - 118.00 1
Mail Centre Methamphetamine 4.50 - - 1