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Opium

I

ON

Table Showing Categories of Narcotics Offoncos During 1973

with the number of Prosecutions and Convictions

No. of Offences

Case pending at start

Forsons Prosecu-

Tersons Convict-

Persons

Dischor-

Pending Trial

ted

ed

of your

ged or Nolle Proseque

Manufacture

9

10

7

1

2

Possession for

135

4

130

108

7

15

Trafficking

Possession of smoking

equipment

170

2

88

86

1

1

Keeping a divan

370

3

372

364

2

6

Possession of opium

2253

40

1888

1848

31

9

Smoking/Consuming

9530

93

9787

9665

103

19

Others

70

1

2

Total 12537

142

12277

12078

145

52

Heroin

Manufacture

5

2

5

4

4

Trafficking in

4

2

4

4

Possession for traffick-

ing

1229

75

1223

1111

54

58

Possession of smoking

equipment

316

5

172

155

13

4

Keeping a divan

5

1

4

4

Possession of heroin

5137

160

4829

4489

158

182

Smoking/Consuming

1432

70

1260

1188

42

30

Others

42

3

2

1

Total 8170

315

7500

6957

268

278