492
Narcotic Offence Cases
Type of offence
Serious offences
APPENDICES
Number of cases reported
Number of persons arrested
1991
1992
1993
1991
1992
1993
Manufacturing of dangerous drugs
Trafficking in dangerous drugs
5
10
32
12
17
46
171
421
673
228
538
909
Possession of dangerous drugs
(indictable offence)
2 821
1 372
2 798
3 477
1 637
3 196
Other serious narcotic offences
1
3
3
4
Sub-total
2 998
1 803
3 506
3 720
2 192
4 155
Minor offences - Opium
Simple possession of opium
35
29
50
Possession of equipment
39
10
20
-Keeping a divan
9
7
3
Consuming opium
21
12
7
11
Other opium offences
1
22-E |
19
18
12
|
47 3
4
9
3
2
5
Sub-total
105
58
80
46
29
58
Minor offences - Heroin
Simple possession of heroin
2776
5 963
6 094
2 698
5 886
6 387
Possession of equipment
489
545
455
200
240
395
Keeping a divan
2
1
3
5
1
8
Consuming heroin
196
171
114
101
149
115.
Other heroin offences
23
35
6
9
16
Sub-total
3 486
6 715
6 672
3 013
6 292
6 905
Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs
Simple possession
Consuming
Other offences
Sub-total
Total
Note: Serious narcotics offences include police cases only.
823
1 023
1 456
760
989
1 560
1
9
2
7
34
40
10
25
22
6
857
1 064
1 475
785
1 013
1573
7 446
9 640
11 733
7 564
9 526
12 691