Lok Sabha Question No. 872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Destruction of Seized Drugs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 872

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH   FEBRUARY, 2017/ MAGHA 18, 1938 (SAKA) DESTRUCTION OF SEIZED DRUGS

872. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a): whether  the  procedures  prescribed  for  destruction  of  contraband seized by security forces is not being followed leading to re-circulation of such drugs in the market;

(b): if so, the steps being taken to ensure that the said procedures are fully implemented; and

(c): the details of the contraband seized and destroyed during the last three years?

ANSWER

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

(a)  No  Madam.  GOI  has  prescribed  detailed  procedure  for  disposal  of seized  drugs  under  GSR  notification  38(E)  dated  16.01.2015  which  is mandatory for all the drug law enforcement agencies.

(b) The seized drugs are disposed off only after obtaining order from the concerned  court  by  the  Drug  Disposal  Committee  as  specified  in  the guidelines or notifications in this regard.

(c) The details of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances seized and destroyed during the last three years are enclosed as Annexure-A & B.

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## All India Drug Disposal for the period 2014 to 2016*

## PAGE NO. 1/1 OF ANNEXURE-A L.S.US.Q.No. 872 FOR 07.02.2017

## Qty in Kgs.

|   Year | Acetic Anhydride   | Cocaine   |    Ganja | Ephedrine & Pseudo ephedrine   | Hashish   |   Heroin | Morphine   | Metha qalone   |   Opium | Opium Liquid   | Other Manufac tured Drugs   | Other Psychotropic substances   | Poppy Husk& Poppy Straw   | Injections (in nos.)   | Syrup (no. of bottles)   | Tablets of All types in nos.   |
|--------|--------------------|-----------|----------|--------------------------------|-----------|----------|------------|----------------|---------|----------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|   2014 | 246                | -         |  1762    | -                              | 231.90    |   369.52 | -          | 2525.50        |   82.66 | -              | 9.75                        | -                               | 67688.17                  | 1061                   | 1002                     | 209486                         |
|   2015 | -                  | -         |  5591.24 | -                              | -         |   512.7  | -          | -              |  461.15 | -              | -                           | -                               | -                         | -                      | -                        | -                              |
|   2016 | 4374               | 1.16      | 11303.8  | 896.09                         | 505.48    |   374.85 | 56.37      | -              | 2433.84 | 50             | 434.46                      | 182.58                          | 248840.77                 | 26543                  | 26309                    | 4325329                        |

*Provisional Data

## Seizure of major drugs for the period 2014 to 2016*

## PAGE NO. 1/1 OF ANNEXURE-B L.S.US.Q.No. 872 FOR 07.02.2017

## Qty in kgs

|   Year |     ATS |   COCAINE | EPHEDRINE/ PSEUDOEPHEDRINE   | GANJA       | HASHISH   | HEROIN   |   KETAMINE |   MEPHE DRONE | METHAQ UAL0NE   | OPIUM    | CBCS** (no. of bottles)   | POPPY HUSK &POPPY STRAW   |   TABLETS Of All type In No. |
|--------|---------|-----------|------------------------------|-------------|-----------|----------|------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|   2014 |  195.58 |     14.68 | 1,330.02                     | 1,08,299.72 | 2,280.48  | 1,370.87 |      20.37 |          0    | 53.99           | 1,766.37 | 3,33,967                  | 2,21,614.87               |                     10209725 |
|   2015 |  166.29 |    113.15 | 826.83                       | 94403.03    | 3350.73   | 1416.01  |     211.61 |       1267.94 | 89.78           | 1686.74  | 390818                    | 134446.30                 |                      5070449 |
|   2016 | 1682.61 |     22.73 | 44984.11                     | 1,82,622.85 | 2,489.64  | 1600.05  |      66.06 |        173.31 | 24,106.53       | 2,016.19 | 129982.96                 | 552107                    |                      7505651 |

*Provisional data.

**Codeine base cough syrup