Table 3.
Seizure amounts of major illicit drugs in Korea from 2006 to 2014
| Category | Illicit Drug | Unit | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narcotic | Poppy | Stump | 32,081 | 37,275 | 35,488 | 113,422 | 38,554 | 37,443 | 22,753 | 25,369 | 65,023 |
| Raw poppy | Kg | 0.098 | 0.137 | 0.395 | 0.166 | 0.05 | - | - | - | 0.11 | |
| Heroin | Kg | 0.018 | - | - | 1.914 | 0.081 | - | 0.004 | - | - | |
| Cocaine | Kg | 4.772 | 0.079 | 8.869 | 0.298 | - | 2.153 | 0.064 | 1.215 | 0.011 | |
| Psychotropic | Methamphetamine | Kg | 21.543 | 23.739 | 25.572 | 15.189 | 11.888 | 23.466 | 20.716 | 37.689 | 47.680 |
| MDMA | Kg | 0.356 | 18.323 | 0.236 | 0.295 | 0.16 | 0.185 | 0.774 | 0.407 | 0.216 | |
| YABA | Kg | - | 0.196 | 0.151 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.133 | 1.319 | 0.93 | |
| LSD | Kg | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.011 | - | 0.008 | |
| JWH-018 & Analog | Kg | - | 0.063 | 0.194 | 1.183 | 4.454 | 1.107 | 0.049 | |||
| Propofol | Ampoule (50 ml) | - | - | - | - | - | 2,004 | 20,202 | 159 | 319 | |
| Others | Kg | 4.449 | 4.789 | 3.840 | 9.264 | 10.172 | 15.017 | ||||
| Cannabis | Cannabis | Stump | 3,890 | 4,251 | 3,385 | 12,690 | 3,244 | 70,916 | 5,195 | 8,072 | 5,088 |
| Marijuana | Kg | 20.859 | 22.202 | 92.692 | 122.539 | 44.484 | 83.559 | 21.722 | 24.396 | 23.315 | |
| Seed | Kg | 62.186 | 10.684 | 61.196 | 218.156 | 37.048 | 28.229 | 27.871 | 6.215 | 4.391 | |
| Hashish | Kg | 0.158 | 0.761 | 2.021 | 0.517 | 0.038 | 0.06 | 0.334 | 0.066 | 0.334 |