APPENDICES
Narcotic Offence Cases
1990
Number of cases reported
1991
1992
1990
Number of persons arrested
1991
1992
Type of offence
Serious offences
Manufacturing of dangerous drugs
5
5
10
11
12
Trafficking in dangerous drugs
93
171
421
127
228
17 538
Possession of dangerous drugs
(indictable offence)
3.506
2821
1 372
4 290
3477
1 637
Other serious narcotic offences
1
3
Sub-total
3 604
2 998
1803
4 428
3 720
2 192
Minor offences - Opium
Simple possession of opium
64
35
29
Possession of equipment
63
39
Keeping a divan
18
9
Consuming opium
31
21
Other opium offences
1
1
89721
41
10
1
14
12
26
1
ANTE |
19
18
12
4
9
11
2
Sub-total
177
105
58
83
46
29
Minor offences - Heroin
Simple possession of heroin
1 887
2776
5 963
1 791
2 698
5 886
Possession of equipment
649
489
545
196
200
240
Keeping a divan
Consuming heroin
118
196
Other heroin offences
15
2223
1
5
1
171 35
62
101
149
5
9
16
Sub-total
2 669
3 486
6 715
2 054
3 013
6 292
Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs
Simple possession
Consuming
Other offences
Sub-total
Total
Note: Serious narcotics offences include police cases only.
739
823
1 023
657
760
989
1
54
34
40
27
25
2
22
793
857
1064
684
785
1 013
7 243
7 446
9 640
7 249
7 564
9 526
463