OFFENCE
APPENDIX 15
MINOR NARCOTIC OFFENCES 1968-69
CASES REPORTED TO AND DEALT WITH BY POLICE
Not Taken to Trial
Total Reported
Total
Undetected
Accused dead
or insane
Seizures no arrest
Total
Taken to Trial
Convicted
Acquitted or
Nolle Prosequi
Pending Trial
OPIUM
Possession of opium
1,366
246
1
245
1,120 1,067 31
223
Possession of pipe,
equipment, etc.
202
Keeping divan
66
Smoking, consuming, etc., opium 1,771
Other opium offences
14
281503
18
184
175
9
66
66
29
29
1,742
1,697
27
18
13
1
1
Total
3,419
306
305
3,113 3,006
67
40
HEROIN
Possession of heroin
10,179
1,576
4
1,572
8,603
7,943
502 158
Smoking, consuming, etc., heroin 2,017
Possession of pipe, equipment, etc,
Possession of pipe,
equipment, etc.
Keeping a divan
Other heroin offences
Total
HEROIN PILLS
Possession of heroin pills
Keeping a divan
Smoking, consuming, etc.,
heroin pills
Other heroin pill offences
Total
5
14
1
MORPHINE
Possession of morphine
31
1
Other morphine offences
—
Total
31
1
BARBITONE
Possession of barbitone...
1,001
112
Possession of pipe, equipment, etc.
1
Keeping a divan ...
Smoking, consuming, etc,
barbitone
14
Other barbitone offences
2
Total
1,018
112
110
1
1
109
107
11
11
8
10
10
2,007
1,843
112
222
1
52
59
7
7
52
50
2
12,376
1,594
4
1,590 10,782
9,951
618
213
621
1
1
52-
52-
5
5
1
13
13
111
1
30
21
| | |
1
30
21
9
3
112
889
872
8
1
1
14
14
2
42
112
906
889
8
9
OTHER DANGEROUS
DRUGS
Possession of
Other offences
Total
GRAND TOTAL
•
14
2
| |
12
12
14
2
2
12
12
16,872 2,016
5
2,011
14,856 13,892 702
262
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