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APPENDICES

Narcotic Offence Cases

1990

Number of cases reported

1991

1992

1990

Number of persons arrested

1991

1992

Type of offence

Serious offences

Manufacturing of dangerous drugs

5

5

10

11

12

Trafficking in dangerous drugs

93

171

421

127

228

17 538

Possession of dangerous drugs

(indictable offence)

3.506

2821

1 372

4 290

3477

1 637

Other serious narcotic offences

1

3

Sub-total

3 604

2 998

1803

4 428

3 720

2 192

Minor offences - Opium

Simple possession of opium

64

35

29

Possession of equipment

63

39

Keeping a divan

18

9

Consuming opium

31

21

Other opium offences

1

1

89721

41

10

1

14

12

26

1

ANTE |

19

18

12

4

9

11

2

Sub-total

177

105

58

83

46

29

Minor offences - Heroin

Simple possession of heroin

1 887

2776

5 963

1 791

2 698

5 886

Possession of equipment

649

489

545

196

200

240

Keeping a divan

Consuming heroin

118

196

Other heroin offences

15

2223

1

5

1

171 35

62

101

149

5

9

16

Sub-total

2 669

3 486

6 715

2 054

3 013

6 292

Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs

Simple possession

Consuming

Other offences

Sub-total

Total

Note: Serious narcotics offences include police cases only.

739

823

1 023

657

760

989

1

54

34

40

27

25

2

22

793

857

1064

684

785

1 013

7 243

7 446

9 640

7 249

7 564

9 526

463