Drug Related Statistics / 2017 - NDDCB

Drug Related Statistics / 2017

- 1 National Dangerous Drugs Control Board / Research Division



Drug related statistics 2017

Introduction

The main objective of this report is to provide current information for the effectiveness of

programme planning, monitoring and evaluations.

Specific Objectives are as follows,

1. To determine the incidence, prevalence and characteristics of drug users.

2. To monitor the trends and patterns in drug use and drug related arrests.

The Research Division gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of the following

Professor Saman Abeysinghe, Chairman, NDDCB

Mr.T.A.C.Dhanapala, Director, Police Narcotic Bureau and Officers of the

Police Narcotics Bureau,

Managers and staff of the Treatment Centres,

Staff of the Research Division.

Bhadrani Senanayaka –Director Atd. (Research)

Thamara Darshana - Research Officer



Drug Related Arrests by Drug

The total number of persons of drug related arrests was81,156in year 2017. Of the drug-

related arrests, 29,288 (36%) offenders were for heroin and 51,788 (63.81%) for cannabis.

29persons for cocaine and 35 persons for hashish were arrestedin year 2017.Total number of

drug related arrestshad been increased by 2%, compared to the year 2016.

Table 1- Drug Related Arrests by Drug

Source: Police Narcotics Bureau

Graph No: 01 - Drug Related Arrest by Drug


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Type of drugs Frequency %

Heroin 29,288 36

Cannabis 51,788 63.81

Cocaine 29 0.03

Hashish 35 0.04

Opium 03 0.003

Methamphetamine 06 0.007

Psychotropic substances 07 0.008

Total 81,156 100

DRUG RELATED ARRESTS



Drug Related Arrests by District

Colombo district reported 38 % of the total drug related arrests followed by 17.89 % from Gampaha

district and 5.59 % from Kurunegala district. Galle district reported the highest rate (3.13%) of drug

related arrests from Southern province.

Table 2- Drug Related Arrest by District

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Ampara 27 0.09 1420 2.74 0 0 1 2.86 1448 1.78

Anuradapura 297 1.01 678 1.31 0 0 0 0 975 1.20

Badulla 295 1.01 1442 2.78 0 0 0 0 1737 2.14

Batticaloa 34 0.12 421 0.81 0 0 0 0 455 0.56

Colombo 13,862 47.33 16,964 32.76 21 72.41 12 34.29 30,859 38.03

Galle 1102 3.76 1436 2.77 0 0 1 2.86 2539 3.13

Gampaha 6419 21.92 8098 15.64 0 0 1 2.86 14,518 17.89

Hambantota 381 1.30 2440 4.71 0 0 1 2.86 2822 3.48

Jaffna 65 0.22 266 0.51 0 0 0 0 331 0.41

Kalutara 1314 4.49 2669 5.15 0 0 0 0 3983 4.91

Kandy 1224 4.18 2127 4.11 0 0 2 5.71 3353 4.13

Kegalle 351 1.20 629 1.21 0 0 0 0 980 1.21

Kurunegala 1527 5.21 3008 5.81 0 0 0 0 4535 5.59

Mannar 14 0.05 215 0.42 0 0 0 0 229 0.28

Matale 435 1.49 1860 3.59 0 0 1 2.86 2296 2.83

Matara 561 1.92 1637 3.16 8 27.59 12 34.29 2218 2.73

Moneragala 14 0.05 560 1.08 0 0 0 0 574 0.71

Mullativu 5 0.02 96 0.19 0 0 0 0 101 0.12

NuwaraEliya 60 0.20 860 1.66 0 0 4 11.43 924 1.14

Polonnaruwa 196 0.67 1032 1.99 0 0 0 0 1228 1.51

Puttalam 705 2.41 1875 3.62 0 0 0 0 2580 3.18

Ratnapura 304 1.04 669 1.29 0 0 0 0 973 1.20

Trincomalee 58 0.20 545 1.05 0 0 0 0 603 0.74

Vavuniya 37 0.13 626 1.21 0 0 0 0 663 0.82

Kilinochchi 1 0.00 215 0.42 0 0 0 0 216 0.27

Total 29,288 100 51,788 100 29 100 35 100 81,140 100




Graph No: 02 - Drug Related Arrest by District


Map No: 01 – Drug related arrest by district

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Drug Related Arrests by Province

Majority of the drug related arrests,(60.8 %), was reported from the Western province

followed by the Southern (9%) and the Central province (8 %). Lowest rate (1.9%) of drug

related arrest was reported from the Northern Province.

Table 3 - Drug Related Arrest by Province

Province

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North

Central

493 1.68 1,710 3.30 0 0 0 0 2,203 2.72

Western 21,595 73.73 27,731 53.45 21 72.41 13 37.14 49,360 60.83

Southern 2,044 6.98 5,513 10.63 8 27.59 14 40 7,579 9.34

Central 1719 5.87 4,847 9.34 0 0 7 20 6,573 8.10

Northern 122 0.42 1418 2.73 0 0 0 0 1,540 1.90

Eastern 119 0.41 2,386 4.60 0 0 1 2.86 2,506 3.09

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muwa

655 2.24 1,298 2.50 0 0 0 0 1,953 2.41

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Western

2,232 7.62 4,883 9.41 0 0 0 0 7,115 8.77

Uva 309 1.06 2,002 3.86 0 0 0 0 2,311 2.85

Total 29,288 100 51,788 100 29 100 35 100 81,140 100




Graph No: 03 Drug Related Arrest by Province


Map No: 02 – Drug related arrest by province

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Total

Hashish

Cocaine

Cannabis

Heroin



Seized Quantity of Drugs (Kg)

The total quantity of heroin seized Island-wide was 314.955 kg and quantity of the cannabis

seized Island-wide was4987.61 kg. In addition 220.697 kg of cocaine was seizedin 2017.

Table 4- Seized Quantity of Drug (Kg)

Drug Seized quantity (kg)

Heroin 314.955

Cannabis 4987.61

Cocaine 220.697

Hashish 38.172

Opium 0.77

Methamphetamine 0.96

Psychotropic

substances

0.14


Graph No: 04 - Seized Quantity of Drug (Kg)


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Heroin

Cannabis

Cocaine

Hashish

Opium

Methamphitamine

Psychotropic substances

314.955

4987.61220.697

38.172

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0.96

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Seized quantity

Seized quantity



The government and non-government organizations were involved in drug treatment services

in Sri Lanka. The reported number of persons received treatment for drug dependence Island

wide was 2706 in year 2017. Among them 1280 (47.3 %) was reported from the treatment

centers of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board and 295 (10.9 %) from the Prisoner

Drug Rehabilitation Programme of the Department of Prisons. 608 (22.5%) was reported

from the NGO or private treatment facilities.523 (19.3%) was reported from the Kandakadu

treatment and rehabilitation center of Bureau of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation.

Table 05 - Reported Drug Users by Treatment Facility for 2017

Facility Government NGO Prisons Kandakadu Total

Number of treatment received

persons

1280 608 295 523 2706

Percentage % 47.3 22.5 10.9 19.3 100.0

Source: Drug Abuse Monitoring System (DAMS), 2017

Graph No: 05 - Reported Drug Users by Treatment Facility


47.3%

22.5%

10.9%

19.3%

Government

NGO

Prisons

Kandakadu

Treatment Admissions



Treatment Admissions by Drug

Most of the drug users appeared as multiple drug users and they were heroin, cannabis,

tobacco and alcohol users. From the drug treatment admissions 2221 persons had used

heroin.

Table 06 - Treatment Admissions by Drug

Drug Cannabis Heroin Hashish Opium Tobacco Alcohol Tablets

Number

Of

Persons

2030

2221

119

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1741

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% 75.02 82.08 4.40 2.77 86.44 64.34 2.44


Graph No: 06 - Treatment Admissions by Drug


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