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Narcotic Offence Cases

Type of offence

APPENDICES

Number of cases reported

1992

1993

1994

1992

Number of persons arrested

1993

1994

Serious offences

Manufacturing of dangerous drugs

10

32

27

Trafficking in dangerous drugs

421

673

936

17

538

46

47

909

1 225

Possession of dangerous drugs

(indictable offence)

1 372

2.798

3 654

1 637

3 196

3951

Other serious narcotic offences

3

1

4

1

Sub-total

1 803

3 506

4 618

2 192

4 155

5 224

Minor offences - Opium

Simple possession of opium

Possession of equipment

Keeping a divan

Consuming opium

Other opium offences

89721

29

50

10

20

16

3

12

7

71-2

18

47

30

3

15

3

5

85-3

1

-Sub-total

58

80

46

29

58

49

Minor offences - Heroin

Simple possession of heroin

5 963

6 094

7 372

5 886

6 387

7 872

Possession of equipment

545

455

518

240

395

502

Keeping a divan

1

3

3

1

8

3

Consuming heroin

171

114

124

149

115

118

Other heroin offences

35

6

16

Sub-total

6 715

6 672

8 017

6 292

6 905

8 495

Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs

Simple possession

1 023

1 456

1 565

989

1 560

1711

Consuming

9

9

2

7

7

Other offences

40

10

4

22

6

5

Sub-total

1 064

1 475

1 578

1 013

1573

1723

Total

9 640

11 733

14 259

9 526

12 691

15 491

Note: Serious narcotics offences include police cases only.