India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Government has taken various steps to prevent the illicit trafficking of narcotics, some of which are as under: -
Annexure-I
SL
Crime Heads
2020
2021
KGs.
Nos.
Ltrs.
KGs.
Nos.
Ltrs.
1
Opium Based Drugs
246223.868
0
0
268671.105
0
0
2
Cannabis Based Drugs
853554.414
0
0
796080.805
0
0
3
Cocaine(In Kg)
493.009
0
0
2220.490
0
0
4
Psychotropic Substances
5357.801
0
0
1457.439
0
0
5
Medicinal Preparations
82111.512
56069140
139495.917
51299.887
44578576
682129.967
6
Drug Precursor - Acetic Anhydride
17.612
0
0
0.000
0
0
7
Cannabis Plants
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
Poppy Plants
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
Other Drugs
129009.023
3185911
964736.080
17415.976
3834111
213496.370
Total
1316767.239
59255051
1104231.997
1137145.702
48412687
895626.337
Source: Crime in India (NCRB)
SL
Crime Heads
2022
2023
2024
KGs.
Nos.
Ltrs.
KGs.
Nos.
Ltrs.
KGs.
Nos.
Ltrs.
1
Opium Based Drugs
337169.905
0
0
408104.285
0
0
369695.842
0
0
2
Cannabis Based Drugs
1716700.049
0
0
546767.616
0
0
537675.049
0
3859.221
3
Cocaine(In Kg)
71.829
0
0
112.533
0
0
1317.380
0
0
4
Psychotropic Substances
3042.983
0
0
6084.795
0
0
7101.037
1821
0
5
Medicinal Preparations
16249.711
17189558
4561206.774
12847.491
19653370
1946256.961
4589.101
40487768
854251.987
6
Drug Precursor - Acetic Anhydride
0.000
0
0
186.407
0
0
61.059
0
0
7
Cannabis Plants
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.000
27384433
0
7
Poppy Plants
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.000
478405
0
8
Other Drugs
7341.059
301413
79542.325
61436.962
1251916
23322.453
22131.639
24300
7229.925
Total
2080575.536
17490971
4640749.099
1035540.089
20905286
1969579.414
942571.125
68376727
865341.133
Source: Crime in India (NCRB)
Drug (in kgs/ Nos)
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Amphetamine
0
221.1
0
1.165
305.894
Methamphetamine
0
198.1
2824
6818.365
0
Mixture of ATS & Ketamine
0
0
0
0
0
Charas
0
528.7
0
3187
1.335
Cocaine
303.403
111.755
85.006
0
0
Heroin
4242.36
1789.14
0
86.6
0
Ketamine
0
0
0
0
0
Morphine
0
0
0
0
0
Ganja
0
422.04
0
0
53.62
Hashish Oil
0
1
0
0
29.954
Total (In Kg)
4545.763
3271.834
2909.006
10564.08
390.803
Tablets (In No.)
0
0
0
94,19,000
0
Injection (In No.)
0
0
0
1,000
0
(i) To address the challenge of illicit drug trafficking & abuse of drugs, Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026-2029) has been released on 26.06.2026, which lays down a 3-year road map with clear priorities and time bound targets to be achieved by various stakeholders to control drugs with 'Whole-of-Government' & 'Whole-of-Society' approach.
Details of the narcotic substances seized during 2020-2021
(ii) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) and State Police, are actively engaged in enforcement activity under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. These concerted efforts have resulted in significant achievements in term of drug seizures, registration of cases, arrests, disposal of seized drugs, destruction of illicit cultivation, financial investigations and preventive detention under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988.
(iii) Established a 4-tier Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism for ensuring better coordination between Central & State Drug Law Enforcement Agencies and other stake holders in the field of controlling drug trafficking and drug abuse in India.
(iv) An NCORD portal has been developed by NCB. It is an all in one portal for information related to drug law enforcement. Topics like NCORD, Training & Capacity Building, Narco-offenders data, legal information, exemplary initiatives taken by states etc are covered on the NCORD portal.
Details of the narcotic substances seized during 2022-2024
(v) To monitor the investigation of significant and important drug cases including cases of narco-terrorism, a Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) with DG, NCB as its Chairman has been set up. So far, 11 JCC meetings at the Central level and 75 JCCs at the State level have been conducted.
(vi) All Director General of Police (DGPs) of States/UTs have been requested for sensitization of beat constables, field officers and SHOs regarding Red Flag Indicators (RFI) and emerging threats relating to clandestine manufacturing of synthetic drugs, particularly Mephedrone and Amphetamine-type Stimulants (ATS).
(vii) NCB has been regularly coordinating with other agencies like Excise, Border Security Force (BSF), State ANTF etc. to conduct joint operations to control the drug trafficking.
(viii) Financial investigations and effective implementation of the PITNDPS is being regularly emphasized at forums viz. NCORD, JCC, Regional Conference for dismantling and weakening of organized synthetic drug trafficking networks.
(ix) Comprehensive guideline on financial investigation, facilitating systematic identification, tracing and attachment of proceeds of crime have been issued.
Annexure-I
(x) For the capacity building of Drug Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies, NCB organizes workshops/ seminars/ training programmes. NCB is regularly conducting specialised training programmes on investigation of clandestine laboratories and precursor chemical diversion in collaboration with the United States-Drug Enforcement Administration (US-DEA), with participation of officers from Central Agencies and State DLEAs.
Details of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances seized from smuggling through maritime routes during 2021-2025
(xi) India holds regular Director General (DG) Level/Bilateral talks on drug related matters with countries such as Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, United States of America (USA).
(xii) NCB has strengthened international cooperation in drug control through bilateral agreements with 27 countries and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with 19 countries.
Source: NCB
As per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2024; details of the narcotic substances seized during 2020-2024 is at Annexure-I.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
The details of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances seized from smuggling through maritime routes during 2021-2025, as reported by various DLEAs to NCB is at Annexure-II.
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