518
Narcotic Offence Cases
Type of offence
APPENDICES
Number of cases reported
1992
1993
1994
1992
Number of persons arrested
1993
1994
Serious offences
Manufacturing of dangerous drugs
10
32
27
Trafficking in dangerous drugs
421
673
936
17
538
46
47
909
1 225
Possession of dangerous drugs
(indictable offence)
1 372
2.798
3 654
1 637
3 196
3951
Other serious narcotic offences
3
1
4
1
Sub-total
1 803
3 506
4 618
2 192
4 155
5 224
Minor offences - Opium
Simple possession of opium
Possession of equipment
Keeping a divan
Consuming opium
Other opium offences
89721
29
50
10
20
16
3
12
7
71-2
18
47
30
3
15
3
5
85-3
1
-Sub-total
58
80
46
29
58
49
Minor offences - Heroin
Simple possession of heroin
5 963
6 094
7 372
5 886
6 387
7 872
Possession of equipment
545
455
518
240
395
502
Keeping a divan
1
3
3
1
8
3
Consuming heroin
171
114
124
149
115
118
Other heroin offences
35
6
16
Sub-total
6 715
6 672
8 017
6 292
6 905
8 495
Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs
Simple possession
1 023
1 456
1 565
989
1 560
1711
Consuming
9
9
2
7
7
Other offences
40
10
4
22
6
5
Sub-total
1 064
1 475
1 578
1 013
1573
1723
Total
9 640
11 733
14 259
9 526
12 691
15 491
Note: Serious narcotics offences include police cases only.