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APPENDIX II

OFFENCES AND PROSECUTIONS

NUMBER OF OFFENCES/NUMBER OF PERSONS PROSECUTED (BY DRUG TYPE)

1983

1984

1985

Offences

Prosecuted

Offences

Prosecuted

Offences Prosecuted

Opium

662

553

695

488

740

554

Heroin

11 435

10 258

11 733

10 198

12 797

11 159

Morphine

13

14

7

7

13

13

Synthetics

266

172

238

172

Cannabis

60

38

125

74

181

124

Barbitone

2

2

Methaqualone

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Methadone Hydrochloride

Dipipanone Hydrochloride

Codeine

Tilidate

Part I Poisons

Anti-Biotics

Acetylating Substances

Other

68

69

137

102

110

59

3

1

26

15

317

240

114

57

3

264

192

336

267

42

39

Total

12 702

11 229

13 134

11 206

14551

12 432

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