Estonia’s Tax and Customs Board (MTA) stopped nearly 79 kilograms of narcotic and psychotropic substances from crossing the border illegally and reaching the black market in the first nine months of 2026.[1] Cannabis and cannabis products were the largest share of what the board seized, alongside GHB and its analogues, new psychoactive substances and cocaine.[2]

In the same period the board seized nearly 20 kilograms of GHB and its analogues, 5.3 kilograms of new psychoactive substances and 4.9 kilograms of cocaine.[1] Vitali Zajarin, head of the board’s drug enforcement unit, said seizures of new psychoactive substances had risen from about 2.4 kilograms in the first nine months of 2025 to nearly 5.3 kilograms this year.[3] Zajarin said users may not know the composition or strength of the new substances, which he linked to a significant risk of poisoning and overdose.[2]

By the board’s estimate, the quantities seized this year, depending on the substance, its purity, dosage and method of use, could have supplied hundreds of thousands of individual doses.[2] Zajarin said each intercepted consignment keeps dangerous substances from crossing the border and reaching the black market, and that the board works with law enforcement in Estonia and other countries to detect and investigate cross-border smuggling.[2] The board asked the public to report suspected drug smuggling and suspicious activity through anonymous tips on its website.[2]