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-
Year
No. of cases of
(1) seizure
No. of
persons prosecuted
Cigarettes seized (pieces)
No of counts
Conviction
Sentences
successfully
rate (4)
prosecuted
with
Brest
without
Fine
Custodial
1990-91
NA*
NA
NA
7.4 million
NA
NA
NA
1991-92 1,344
763
1.438
24.4 million
NA
NA
NA
1992-93 1,355
478
881
42.5 million
NA
NA
NA
1993-94 2.555 1,142
2.196
179.0 million
4,213
98.50%
1994-95 1,816 1,132
1,890
82.2 million
3,033
95 32%
$50. $130,500 $100 -
1 day to 12 months
1 day to
·
$100,000
12 months
Note:
(1) Cases detected in the specified period.
(2) This included a large seizure in February 1994 of some 100 million pieces of
cigarettes.
(3) Counts successfully prosecuted in the specified period.
No. of offences upon which defendants
were convicted during the specified period
(4) Conviction rate =
Total no. of offences prosecuted during the specified period
* NA-Not Available.
Breakdown of the sentences by suitable intervals are set out in my written reply to Members -