Cannabis formed the bulk of Class B seizures
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Customs and the police in Jersey seized a record £4m of drugs last year.
Customs seized drugs with a street value of £2,961,488, 36% up on 2002 and police seized drugs worth £1,241,260, more than double the 2002 figure of £539,500.
Class A drugs, such as heroin, cocaine and ecstasy, seized by Customs totalled £1,008,893.
Class B drugs seized, 99% of which was cannabis, had a street value of £1,952,595.
Customs praised "a real team effort" for the success.
A spokesman said: "The professionalism and commitment of these officers is to be commended."
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