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Narcotics Offences (1)

APPENDICES

Number of cases reported

Type of offence

1994

1995

1996

1994

Number of persons arrested

1995

1996

Serious offences

Manufacturing of dangerous drugs

27

28

18

47

61

26

Trafficking in dangerous drugs

936

1 187

981

1 225

1 426

1 273

Possession of dangerous drugs

(indictable offence)

3 654

4 482

3 639

3 951

4 902

3911

Other serious narcotic offences

1

4

7

1

14

6

Sub-total

4 618

5 701

4 645

5 224

6 403

5 216

Minor offences - Opium

Simple possession of opium

27

12

30

5

13

Possession of equipment

16

1

15

31

Keeping a divan

1

1

Consuming opium

2

1

2

نما

3

1

2

Sub-total

46

5

15

49

6

16

Minor offences - Heroin

Simple possession of heroin

7 372

6 357

5 799

7 872

6 771

6 148

Possession of equipment

518

679

646

502

696

700

Keeping a divan

3

4

1

3

4

2

Consuming heroin

124

77

55

118

82

60

Other heroin offences

Sub-total

8 017

7 117

6 501

8 495

7 553

6 910

Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs

Simple possession

Consuming

Other offences

Sub-total

Total

1 565

1 861

2 350

1711

2 080

2 571

9

7

11

7

14

4

7

4

5

9

4

1 578

1 875

2365

1 723

2 097

2 589

14 259

14 698

13 526

15 491

16 059

14 731

Note: (1) Serious narcotics offences include police cases only, whereas minor narcotics offences include police cases and customs and excise cases.

Source: Royal Hong Kong Police Force.