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Narcotics Offences()

APPENDICES

Type of offence

Number of cases reported

1996

1997

1998

1996

Number of persons arrested

1997

1998

Serious offences

Manufacturing of dangerous drugs

18

12

16

26

24

35

Trafficking in dangerous drugs

981

886

770

1 273

1 128

983

Possession of dangerous drugs

(indictable offence)

3 639

2731

1 990

3911

3 021

2 353

Other serious narcotic offences

7

2

2

6

1

1

Sub-total

4 645

3 631

2 778

5 216

4 174

3 372

Minor offences - Opium

Simple possession of opium

12

2

13

13

2

15

Possession of equipment

1

10

1

11

Keeping a divan

0

1

0

0

1

Consuming opium

2

0

0

2

0

5200

Sub-total

15

13

14

16

14

17

Minor offences - Heroin

Simple possession of heroin

5 799

4 921

4 324

6 148

5 122

4 548

Possession of equipment

646

470

341

700

422

338

Keeping a divan

1

1

3

2

5

5

Consuming heroin

55

68

48

60

72

52

Sub-total

6 501

5460

4 716

6910

5 621

4 943

Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs

Simple possession

Possession of equipment

Keeping a divan

Consuming

Sub-total

Total

2 350

2 149

1 980

2 571

2 346

2358

3

6

6

3

5

17

1

0

1

1

0

11

7

3

14

7

6

2 365

2 163

1 989

2 589

2 359

2381

13 526

11 267

9 497

14 731

12 168

10 713

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

Source: Hong Kong Police Force.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2860 8448)