Home Office figures for 2018/19 reveal this was an increase of 14 per cent on the previous year and the highest number in a decade.
5. Cannabis
Police made 4,373 seizures of cannabis, including 56kg of herbal cannabis, 3kg of cannabis resin and 21,436 cannabis plants. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
6. Cocaine
Police made 689 seizures of cocaine, totalling 1kg. Picture: PA Wire
7. Heroin
Police made 244 seizures of heroin. Picture: Julien Behal/PA Wire
8. Crack cocaine
Police made 173 seizures of crack cocaine. Picture: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images