Narcotics Offences (1)
APPENDICES
Type of offence
Number of cases reported
1998
1999
2000
1998
Number of persons arrested
1999
2000
Serious offences
Manufacturing of dangerous drugs
16
16
17
35
28
23
Trafficking in dangerous drugs
770
736
844
983
1 033
1 125
Possession of dangerous drugs
(indictable offence)
1.990
1 493
1 451
2353
1 766
1 710
Other serious narcotics offences
2
1
0
1
2
1
Sub-total
2 778
2 246
2312
3 372
2 829
2 859
Minor offences - Opium
Simple possession of opium
13
11
1
15
Possession of equipment
1
0
2
2
Keeping a divan
0
0
0
0
Consuming opium
0
0
9000
NO O
19
1
2
0
0
Sub-total
14
11
3
17
19
3
Minor offences - Heroin
Simple possession of heroin
4 324
3.309
2 959
4 548
3 543
3 204
Possession of equipment
341
236
254
338
267
265
Keeping a divan
3
6
8
5
31
14
Consuming heroin
48
20
25
52
25
32
Sub-total
4716
3 571
3 246
4 943
3.866
3 515
Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs
Simple possession
Possession of equipment
Keeping a divan
Consuming
Sub-total
Total
1 980
1 678
3 228
2 358
1 930
3 641
6
3
18
17
3
26
0
1
0
0
5
0
6
6
6
1 989
1 688
3 247
2 381
1 944
3668
9 497
7 516
8.808
10 713
8658
10 045
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)
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