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Narcotics Offences (1)
APPENDICES
Type of offence
Number of cases reported
1997
1998
1999
1997
Number of persons arrested
1998
1999
Serious offences
Manufacturing of dangerous drugs
12
16
16
24
35
28
Trafficking in dangerous drugs
886
770
736
1 128
983
1033
Possession of dangerous drugs
(indictable offence)
2731
1 990
1 493
3 021
2 353
1 766
Other serious narcotic offences
2
2
1
1
1
2
Sub-total
3 631
2 778
2 246
4 174
3 372
2 829
Minor offences - Opium
Simple possession of opium
2
13
11
2
15
19
Possession of equipment
10
1
0
11
2
0
Keeping a divan
1
0
0
1
0
0
Consuming opium
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sub-total
13
14
11
14
17
19
Minor offences - Heroin
Simple possession of heroin.
4 921
4 324
3.309
5 122
4 548
3 543
Possession of equipment
470
341
236
422
338
267
Keeping a divan
1
3
6
5
5
31
Consuming heroin
68
48
20
72
52
25
Sub-total
5 460
4 716
3 571
5 621
4 943
3 866
Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs
Simple possession
Possession of equipment
Keeping a divan
Consuming
Sub-total
Total
2 149
1 980
1 678
2 346
2358
1 930
6
6
3
5
17
3
1
0
1
1
0
5
7
3
6
7
6
6
2 163
1989
1 688
2.359
2 381
1 944
11 267
9 497
7516
12 168
10 713
8 658
Note: (1) Serious narcotics offences include police cases only, whereas minor narcotics offences include police cases and customs and excise cases.
Source: Hong Kong Police Force.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2860 8448)