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Narcotics Offences (1)

APPENDICES

Number of cases reported

1999

2000

2001

1999

Number of persons arrested

2000

2001

Type of offence

Serious offences

Manufacturing of dangerous drugs

16

17

16

28

23

31

Trafficking in dangerous drugs

736

844

961

1 033

1 125

1 258

Possession of dangerous drugs

(indictable offence)

1 493

1 451

1 494

1 766

1 710

1 771

Other serious narcotics offences

1

0

2

2

1

4

Sub-total

2 246

2312

2 473

2 829

2 859

3 064

Minor offences - Opium

Simple possession of opium

11

1

3

19

1

3

Possession of equipment

0

2

1

0

2

1

Keeping a divan

0

0

0

0

0

0

Consuming opium

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sub-total

11

3

4

19

3

4

Minor offences -- Heroin

Simple possession of heroin

3 309

2 959

2 125

3 543

3 204

2217

Possession of equipment

236

254

180

267

265

189

Keeping a divan

6

8

6

31

14

15

Consuming heroin

20

25

17

25

32

13

Sub-total

3 571

3 246

2 328

3 866

3515

2 434

Minor offences - Other dangerous drugs

Simple possession

Possession of equipment

Keeping a divan

Consuming

Sub-total

Total

1 678

3 228

4 168

1930

3.641

4 476

3

18

0

3

26

0

1

0

0

5

0

0

6

1

1

6

2

1 688

3 247

4 169

1 944

3 668

4 478

7 516

8 808

8 974

8 658

10 045

9 980

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)