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Narcotics Offences (1)
APPENDICES
Number of cases reported
1999
2000
2001
1999
Number of persons arrested
2000
2001
Type of offence
Serious offences
Manufacturing of dangerous drugs
16
17
16
28
23
31
Trafficking in dangerous drugs
736
844
961
1 033
1 125
1 258
Possession of dangerous drugs
(indictable offence)
1 493
1 451
1 494
1 766
1 710
1 771
Other serious narcotics offences
1
0
2
2
1
4
Sub-total
2 246
2312
2 473
2 829
2 859
3 064
Minor offences - Opium
Simple possession of opium
11
1
3
19
1
3
Possession of equipment
0
2
1
0
2
1
Keeping a divan
0
0
0
0
0
0
Consuming opium
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sub-total
11
3
4
19
3
4
Minor offences -- Heroin
Simple possession of heroin
3 309
2 959
2 125
3 543
3 204
2217
Possession of equipment
236
254
180
267
265
189
Keeping a divan
6
8
6
31
14
15
Consuming heroin
20
25
17
25
32
13
Sub-total
3 571
3 246
2 328
3 866
3515
2 434
Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs
Simple possession
Possession of equipment
Keeping a divan
Consuming
Sub-total
Total
1 678
3 228
4 168
1930
3.641
4 476
3
18
0
3
26
0
1
0
0
5
0
0
6
1
1
6
2
1 688
3 247
4 169
1 944
3 668
4 478
7 516
8 808
8 974
8 658
10 045
9 980
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)