Lok Sabha Question No. 2018 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Data on Narcotic Habit
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2018

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 23, 1938 (SAKA)

DATA ON NARCOTIC HABIT

2018.

SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  collected  and  released  data  on  India's narcotics habits;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether according to the findings of the Government there is a rise in the  popularity  of  methaqualone  sold  as  Mandrax  in  Britain  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether according to the report only a fraction of the drugs seized as contraband are disposed off and accounted for; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the status of drugs seized but not disposed off or otherwise accounted for, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has conducted a  National  Survey  on  the  extent,  pattern  and  trend  of  drug  abuse  in  the year  2000-2001  and  it  is  estimated  that  about  732  lakh  persons  in  India were users of alcohol and drugs of which 87 lakh used Cannabis, 20 lakh used opiates and 625 lakh were users of Alcohol. Thereafter, no national survey on drug abuse has been conducted.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2018 FOR 14.3.2017

(c): The drug Law Enforcement agencies in India has seized 46873.052 kg of Methaqualone and arrested 20 persons including 8 foreign nationals. It indicates that the drug is in demand in India and may be popular among users. Details of seizure of cases is placed as Annexure-A.

(d) & (e): It  is  not  true  that  only  a  fraction  of  the  drugs  seized  as contraband  are  disposed  off  and  accounted  for  by  the  Government agencies. All seized drugs are deposited in the Malkhana of enforcement agencies concerned or NDPS courts, where these are kept in safe custody as per the procedure laid down by the Government.

The  seized  drugs  are  disposed  off  only  after  obtaining  order  from  the competent  court  by  the  Drug  Disposal  Committee  as  specified  in  the guidelines  or  notifications  in  this  regard.  All  seized  drugs  are  eventually disposed off as disposal is a continuous process. The State-wise details of seizures and disposals during the year 2016 is enclosed at Annexure-'B'.

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## Page No. 1/1 of Annexure-A L.S.US.Q.NO.2018 FOR 14.3.2017

| Methaqualone/Mandrax Seizure For Year 2016   | Methaqualone/Mandrax Seizure For Year 2016   | Methaqualone/Mandrax Seizure For Year 2016   | Methaqualone/Mandrax Seizure For Year 2016   | Methaqualone/Mandrax Seizure For Year 2016   | Methaqualone/Mandrax Seizure For Year 2016   | Methaqualone/Mandrax Seizure For Year 2016   | Methaqualone/Mandrax Seizure For Year 2016   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                      | Date Of Seizure mm/dd/yyyy                   | Agency                                       | Source                                       | Destination                                  | Quantity (In Kg)                             | Persons Arrested                             | Persons Arrested                             |
| Sl. No.                                      | Date Of Seizure mm/dd/yyyy                   | Agency                                       | Source                                       | Destination                                  | Quantity (In Kg)                             | Indians                                      | Foreigners                                   |
| 1                                            | 01/14/2016                                   | Narcotics Control Bureau                     | India                                        | Australia                                    | 1.395                                        | Nil                                          | Nil                                          |
| 2                                            | 04/09/2016                                   | Narcotics Control Bureau                     | Nepal                                        | Hong Kong (China)                            | 0.140                                        | 3                                            | 3 Nepal                                      |
| 3                                            | 04/15/2016                                   | Narcotics Control Bureau                     | Not Available                                | Ethiopia                                     | 3.0                                          | Nil                                          | 1 Zambia                                     |
| 4                                            | 06/16/2016                                   | Narcotics Control Bureau                     | Not Available                                | Not Available                                | 0.560                                        | Nil                                          | 1 Ghana 1 Nigeria                            |
| 5                                            | 06/21/2016                                   | Narcotics Control Bureau                     | Not Available                                | South Africa                                 | 14.250                                       | Nil                                          | 1 South Africa 1 Nigeria                     |
| 6                                            | 08/20/2016                                   | Narcotics Control Bureau                     | Not Available                                | Not Available                                | 3.7                                          | 2                                            | Nil                                          |
| 7                                            | 10/28/2016                                   | Dir. Of Revenue Intelligence                 | Not Available                                | Not Available                                | 23500                                        | Nil                                          | Nil                                          |
| 8                                            | 12/29/2016                                   | Other Central Agencies                       | Not Available                                | Not Available                                | 0.100                                        | 1                                            | Nil                                          |
| 9                                            | 11-02-2016                                   | Dir. Of Revenue Intelligence                 | Not Available                                | South Africa                                 | 23320                                        | 5                                            | Nil                                          |
| 10                                           | 10/14/2016                                   | Customs                                      | Not Available                                | Malaysia                                     | 29.907                                       | 1                                            | Nil                                          |
| TOTAL                                        | TOTAL                                        | TOTAL                                        | TOTAL                                        | TOTAL                                        | 46873.052                                    | 12                                           | 8                                            |

## State wise drugs seized for the year 2016

|                   | ATS      | COCAINE   | EPHEDRI NE   | GANJA          | HASHISH   | HEROIN   | KETAMIN E   | MDMA   | MEPHEDR ONE   | METHAQU ALONE (MANDRA X)   | MORPHIN E   | OPIUM    | OTHER MANUFAC TURED DRUGS   | OTHER PSYCHOT ROPIC SUBSTAN CES   | SYRUP           | POPPY STRAW + POPPY HUSK   | SPASMO etc.   | TABLETS OF ALLTYPE IN NO.   |
|-------------------|----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|-----------|----------|-------------|--------|---------------|----------------------------|-------------|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00 17.98   | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       |             | 0.00     | 0.00 0.00                   | 0                                 |                 | 0.00                       | 0             | 0                           |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 240.19   | 0.00      | 0.00         | 129137.77 0.00 | 2.08      | 0.00     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          |                            | 0.00        | 96.00    | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 0 0.00          |                            | 0             | 3950                        |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 2596.15 0.00   | 1.22      | 0.00     | 0.00        | 0.00   |               | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 5.19     | 0.00 0.00                   | 0                                 |                 | 0.00                       | 0             | 0                           |
| ASSAM             | 0.00     | 0.11      | 0.02         | 5249.52        | 0.00      | 4.01     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 7.10        | 146.10   | 0.00                        | 174831                            |                 | 4.00                       | 200           | 157673                      |
| BIHAR             | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 4862.25        | 55.00     | 0.00     | 0.00        |        | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 14.98    | 0.00                        | 34.00 0.00                        | 20200           | 116.20                     | 2880          | 0                           |
| CHANDIGARH        | 0.48     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 63.84          | 48.98     | 26.13    | 0.00 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 19.82    | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 24              | 651.78                     | 1685          | 4485                        |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 10394.33       | 100.00    | 0.11     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 26.80    | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 3650            | 68.50                      | 3310          | 30809                       |
| GOA               | 0.00     | 0.33      | 0.00         | 49.41          | 5.94      | 0.00     | 0.00        | 0.21   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 3.70     | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 0               | 0.00                       | 0             | 0                           |
| GUJARAT           | 1419.05  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 6674.99        | 29.39     | 3.88     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.81        | 125.54   | 0.17                        | 0.00                              | 0               | 5894.53                    | 0             | 967700                      |
| HARYANA           | 0.00     | 0.50      | 0.00         | 1972.91        | 226.68    | 651.95   | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 162.10   | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 0               | 7549.16                    | 0             | 88062                       |
| HIMMACHAL PRADESH | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 90.74          | 383.83    | 0.98     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 26.87    | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 3029            | 610.59                     | 471           | 132519                      |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 127.78         | 158.69    | 173.38   | 3.60        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 8.61     | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 15363           | 4778.77                    | 1282          | 98146                       |
| JHARKHAND         | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 1199.47        | 0.00      | 0.17     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 75.67    | 50.00                       | 0.00                              | 100             | 1651.17                    | 0             | 0                           |
| KARNATAKA         | 1.38     | 8.05      | 20.00        | 3860.13        | 0.28      | 254.22   | 23.85       | 0.03   | 0.00          | 29.91                      | 0.00        | 1.85     | 5.03                        | 0.00                              | 0               | 9.52                       | 0             | 0                           |
| KERALA            | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 4028.06        | 12.32     | 0.72     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 0.03     | 398.13                      | 13.53                             | 0               | 0.00                       | 355           | 298                         |
| MADHAYA PRADESH   | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 6780.75        | 88.51     | 18.77    | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.48        | 117.49   | 2052.00                     | 657.29                            | 20162           | 17329.25                   | 355029        | 457594                      |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 2.16     | 4.62      | 44503.00     | 6793.59        | 137.53    | 10.56    | 0.09        | 44.71  | 0.06          | 553.13                     | 0.00        | 3.90     | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 294             | 0.00                       | 0             | 445                         |
| MANIPUR           | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 118.50         | 0.00      | 2.05     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 5.50        | 47.61    | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 1287            | 0.00                       | 0             | 104132                      |
| MEGHALAYA         | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 378.29         | 0.00      | 0.21     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 0.00     | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 96              | 0.00                       | 0             | 109                         |
| MIZORAM           | 2.01     | 0.00      | 23.85        | 258.41         | 0.00      | 6.15     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 18.87    | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 550             | 0.00                       | 19843         | 1882840                     |
| NAGALAND          | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 8605.50        | 0.00      | 1.05     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 22.50    | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 10038           | 0.00                       | 0             | 409096                      |
| NEW DELHI         | 1.09     | 7.47      | 426.99       | 11476.51       | 246.75    | 78.99    | 12.97       | 0.00   | 173.25        | 23519.21                   | 0.00        | 195.36   | 100.90                      | 238.12                            | 98430           | 600.00                     | 0             | 1773920                     |
| ORISSA            | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 30798.11       | 0.00      | 0.59     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 1.21     | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 1041            | 0.00                       | 96            | 0                           |
| PUNJAB            | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 461.41         | 117.48    | 297.70   | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 309.72   | 130.62                      | 98.73                             | 7058            | 33220.89                   | 27530         | 1694691                     |
| RAJASTHAN         | 0.00     | 0.02      | 0.00         | 3400.52        | 56.73     | 27.27    | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 523.41   | 221.04                      | 0.00                              | 681             | 43832.05                   | 0             | 47954                       |
| TAMIL NADU        | 4.07     | 3.74      | 10.26        | 2768.56        | 0.00      | 2.33     | 25.55       | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.45                       | 0.00        | 0.00     | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 0               | 0.00                       | 250           | 15344                       |
| TELANGANA         | 0.00     | 0.14      | 56.00        | 8520.00        | 0.00      | 0.16     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 0.00     | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 0               | 0.00                       | 0             | 32                          |
| TRIPURA           | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 808.00         | 0.00      | 0.01     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 0.00     | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 1004            | 0.00                       | 0             | 0                           |
| UTTAR             | 12.20    | 3.00      | 0.00         | 9168.20        | 741.81    | 41.26    | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          |                            | 9.51        | 134.61   | 0.00                        | 551.91                            | 0               | 8213.58                    | 234           | 50326                       |
| PRADESH           |          |           |              |                |           |          |             |        |               | 0.00                       |             |          |                             |                                   |                 | 206.60                     |               |                             |
| UTTRAKHAND        | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 463.23         | 233.66    | 2.70     | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 0.00                       | 0.00        | 15.23    | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 0               |                            | 5007          | 10038                       |
| WEST BENGAL       | 0.00     | 0.28      | 0.00         | 16678.80       | 32.33     | 36.02    | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00          | 3.84                       | 1.00        | 116.37   | 0.00                        | 0.00                              | 335233 14802.29 |                            | 0             | 9200                        |
| TOTAL             | 1,682.62 | 28.26     | 45,040.11    | 2,77,803.70    | 2,675.90  | 1,644.67 | 66.06       | 44.96  | 173.31        | 24,106.53                  | 24.41       | 2,219.52 | 2,957.88                    | 1,593.58                          | 693071          | 1,39,538.88                | 418172        | 7939363                     |

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(Qty. in Kg)

As reported upto 08.03.2017

| Qty. in Kg- 4,99,600.39   | Qty. in nos.- 90,50,606   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

## State wise Drug Disposal of seized Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances for the year 2016

|                 |   Acetic Anhydrid e |   COCAIN E |   EPHEDRI NE/ PSEUDOE PHEDRIN E |    GANJA |   HASHISH |   HEROIN |   Morphine |   OPIUM |   Opium liquid |   Other Manufactur ed Drugs |   Other Psychot ropic Substan ces |   Phensedy l bottles (in nos.) |   POPPY HUSK & POPPY STRAW |   Spasmo (in nos.) |   All type of tablets (in nos.) |
|-----------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------------------|----------|-----------|----------|------------|---------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH  |                1.73 |       0    |                            1.84 |     0    |      0    |     0    |       0    |    0    |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                              0 |                       0    |                  0 |                               0 |
| ASSAM           |                0    |       0    |                          719.85 |     0    |      0    |     0    |       0    |    0    |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                           1100 |                       0    |                  0 |                            7028 |
| CHANDIGARH      |                0    |       0    |                            0    |     0    |      0    |    19.69 |       0    |    0    |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                              0 |                       0    |                  0 |                               0 |
| GUJARAT         |             4370    |       0    |                            0    |     0    |      0    |     0    |       0    |    0    |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                              0 |                       0    |                  0 |                               0 |
| HARYANA         |                0    |       0    |                            0    |    46.17 |    180.97 |     2.42 |       0    |  181.5  |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                              0 |                   32871.3  |                  0 |                               0 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR |                0    |       0    |                            0    |     0    |      0    |     6.85 |       0    |    0    |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                              0 |                       0    |                  0 |                               0 |
| MADHAYA PRADESH |                4    |       0    |                            0    |    75.4  |      9.09 |    31.68 |       2.1  |  291.45 |             50 |                        0    |                              0.35 |                              0 |                   25499.6  |                  0 |                               0 |
| MAHARASHTR A    |                0    |       0    |                            6.72 |  2541.25 |     71.8  |    76.24 |       0.09 |    8    |              0 |                       93.6  |                              0    |                              0 |                       0    |                  0 |                               0 |
| MANIPUR         |                0    |       0    |                            0    |     0    |      0    |     0    |       0    |    0    |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                              0 |                       0    |                  0 |                               0 |
| NAGALAND        |                0    |       0    |                            0    |  2317    |      0    |     0    |       0    |    2.5  |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                           1861 |                       0    |                  0 |                          109305 |
| PUNJAB          |                0    |       0.01 |                            0    |   662.13 |    271.59 |   494.51 |       0    | 3464.59 |              0 |                      427.92 |                            182.23 |                          28270 |                  261516    |              40926 |                         6339054 |
| RAJASTHAN       |                0    |       0    |                            0    |   624.83 |      0.83 |    16.07 |      49.39 |    0    |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                              0 |                    1645.11 |                  0 |                               0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH   |                0    |       0    |                            0    |    19.64 |      0    |     0.41 |       0    |    0    |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                              0 |                       0    |                700 |                           27250 |
| UTTARAKHAN D    |                0    |       1.15 |                            0    |     0    |      0    |     0    |       0    |    0    |              0 |                        0    |                              0    |                              0 |                       0    |                  0 |                               0 |
| WEST BENGAL     |                0    |       0    |                          167.68 |  5086.22 |      0    |    18.37 |       4.8  |    0.17 |              0 |                       35.32 |                              0    |                              0 |                     151.12 |               2744 |                               0 |
| Total           |             4375.73 |       1.16 |                          896.09 | 11372.6  |    534.28 |   666.24 |      56.38 | 3948.21 |             50 |                      556.84 |                            182.58 |                          31231 |                  321683    |              44370 |                         6482637 |

| Qty in Kgs   | Qty in Nos   |
|--------------|--------------|
| 3,44,322.75  | 65,58,238    |