The following table shows the number of seizures of illegal meat imports in each of the last five years.
These figures include the number and weight of seizures made from non-European Union (EU) countries by the United Kingdom Border Agency at points of entry in Great Britain, those made by inland local/port health authorities where they were able to establish that the illegal products came from non-EU countries and those made by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland (DARDNI) at points of entry in Northern Ireland.
1 April to 31 March each year Number of seizures Weight (kg) 2008-09 11,356 76,903 2007-08 14,158 76,718 2006-07 19,254 90,327 2005-06 14,826 106,135 2004-05 10,987 78,664