Lok Sabha Question No. 1118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Drug Trafficking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1118.

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22ND NOVEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 1, 1938 (SAKA)

## DRUG TRAFFICKING

1118.    SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of drugs seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the World Drug Report 2016 released by the  United  Nations  Office  of  Drugs  and  Crime  (UNODC)  which  specifically mentions that India has become a transit point for drug trafficking because of the low value assigned to heroin in the Indian Market;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  database  on  drug  users  apart  from  indirect indicators  like  registered  drug  users  or  law  enforcement  data  and  if  so,  the details thereof and the frequency of its monitoring;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  increasing  trend  of  committing suicides in the country due to drug addiction and if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State-wise;
- (f) the action taken by the Government against the illegal trade of drugs; and
- (g) whether drug trafficking is spreading through border areas of the country as a part of conspiracy and if so, the action plan formulated to prevent the above menace?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    The quantum of drugs seized during the last three years and current year, state-wise is placed as Annexure-A.

## L.S. US.Q.No.1118 FOR 22.11.2016

(b) & (c):    The world Drug Report, 2016 released by United Nations Office on  Drugs  and  Crime  (UNODC)  mentions  that  the  departure  and  transit countries in Asia are mostly in the Middle East (UAE, Jordan and Lebanon) and in South East Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and India).  The Report mentions that 'heroin in the domestic retail market is considered to be of low value and that this reflects a distinct market from the heroin transiting India from Afghanistan and headed for other destinations'.

The Indian manufactured heroin is of low quality in comparison to Afghan heroin therefore sold at lower price whereas Afghanistan heroin being of higher  quality  has  a  distinct  market.  The  government  is  taking  various steps as mentioned in point ('f') and ('g') of the question.

d) & (e):    No such data base is available regarding drug users and suicide cases due to drug addiction.

(f)  &  (g):        Steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  drug  trafficking include  intensive  preventive  and  interdiction  efforts  along  known  drug routes, strict surveillance and enforcement at import and export points, increased international cooperation for exchange of information and

investigative  assistance  in  administering  control  over  the  movement  of Narcotic  Drugs  &  Psychotropic  Substances  and  Precursor  Chemicals, training  programmes  for  law  enforcement  officials  for  upgrading  their skills  to  combating  drug  menace,  sharing  of  real  time  information  and coordination operation with Nodal agencies of neighbouring countries and empowerment of Border Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal and Coast Guard under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for making interdiction of narcotic drugs and to prevent smuggling of the same.

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## State-wise Seizures of various drugs for the Year 2013 (Qty in Kgs)

| STATES               |     ATS |   COCA INE | EPHEDR INE/ PSEUDO EPHEDR INE   |     GANJA | HASHI SH   | HER OIN   |   KETAM INE |   METHAQUA LONE (MANDRAX) | MORP HINE   |   OPIU M | OTHER PSYCHOTR OPIC SUBSTANC ES   |   SPASM O & OTHER INJECTI ONS (in nos) |   SYR UP (in nos) |   TABL ETS OF ALLTY PE IN NO. |
|----------------------|---------|------------|---------------------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------------|-------------|----------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| GUJARAT              |   0     |      0     | 0 0                             |  100.44   |            | 0.546     |        0    |                      0    | 0 0         |    0     |                                   |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| KARNATAKA            |   0     |      0     | 4.96                            |   18.956  | 0          | 0         |        4.82 |                      0.6  | 0           |   15.038 | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       |  10.945 |      0     | 90.74                           |    0      | 0          | 0         |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    0     | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| HARYANA & CHANDIGARH |   0     |      0.751 | 11.875                          |    0      | 12.83      | 41.77     |        0    |                      0    | 0           |   72.55  | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| PUNJAB               |   0     |      0     | 0                               |    0      | 0          | 228.19 5  |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    0.4   | 8                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| TAMIL NADU           |   6.739 |      0     | 12.98                           |    0      | 0          | 0         |       10.45 |                      0.49 | 0           |    5.5   | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| KERALA               |   0     |      0     | 0                               |    0      | 0          | 1.515     |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    0     | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| DELHI/ NCR           |   0.46  |     20.035 | 505.09                          |    0      | 13.3       | 12.15     |        4.75 |                     29.9  | 0           |   20     | 0                                 |                                      0 |              3894 |                        374086 |
| UTTARAKHAND          |   0     |      0     | 0                               |    0      | 0          | 0         |        0    |                      0    | 0           |   33.608 | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| N.E. STATES          |   0     |      0     | 747.49                          |  182.59   | 0          | 0         |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    0     | 0                                 |                                      0 |               852 |                        198000 |
| MANIPUR              |   0     |      0     | 13.6                            |  726      | 0          | 1.15      |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    2.715 | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                        268636 |
| M.P. & CHHATISGARH   |   0     |      0     | 0                               |    0      | 0          | 2.2       |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    0     | 0.04                              |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| J&K                  |   0     |      0     | 0                               |    0      | 22.426     | 4.02      |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    0     | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| RAJASTHAN            |  39.02  |      0     | 00                              | 1060.8    | 0          | 0.27      |        0    |                      0    | 0           |  179.46  | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| WEST BENGAL          | 679     |      0     | 242.112                         | 2085.9    | 12.671     | 0.83      |        0    |                     22.55 | 0           |    0     | 55.5                              |                                   3400 |                 0 |                             0 |
| ODISHA               |   0     |      0     | 0                               | 1721.45   | 0          | 0         |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    0     | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH        |   0     |      0     | 0                               |   76.56   | 3.221      | 1.665     |        0    |                      0    | 0.05        |    0.166 | 585                               |                                  36000 |             21650 |                       2012952 |
| MAHARASHTR A         |   5.15  |      0.243 | 40                              |    0      | 2          | 8.912     |       32.38 |                      6.5  | 0           |    0     | 16.2                              |                                      0 |               450 |                             0 |
| GOA                  |   0     |      0.45  | 0                               |    0.0023 | 0.0035     | 0         |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    0     | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| BIHAR                |   0     |      0     | 0                               |   15.6    | 28.95      | 0.46      |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    0     | 0                                 |                                  21600 |                 0 |                             0 |
| JHARKHAND            |   0     |      0     | 0                               |    2      | 0          | 0         |        0    |                      0    | 0           |    0     | 0                                 |                                      0 |                 0 |                             0 |
| Total                | 741.314 |     21.479 | 1668.847                        | 5889.86   | 195.841 5  | 303.68 3  |       52.4  |                     60.04 | 0.05        |  329.437 | 664.74                            |                                  61000 |             26846 |                       2853674 |

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## State-wise Seizures of various drugs for the year 2014 (Qty in Kgs)

| STATES                        |    ATS |   Cocaine |   Ephedrin e /Pseudoe phedrine | Ganja    |   Hashish |   Heroin |   Ketamine |   Opium |   Other Psychotr opic Substanc es |   Phensed yl |   Poppy Husk/Str aw |   Tablets Of All type In No. |
|-------------------------------|--------|-----------|--------------------------------|----------|-----------|----------|------------|---------|-----------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
| Gujarat                       |   0.69 |     0     |                          4.12  | 0        |    84.03  |    1.39  |      0     |   0     |                             0.561 |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Karnataka                     |   0    |     0.122 |                          0     | 7.565    |     2.894 |    0.38  |      0     |   0     |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                           17 |
| Andhra Pradesh                | 154.1  |     0     |                         69.002 | 0        |     0     |    0     |      0     |   0     |                            21.36  |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Haryana & Chandigarh          |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 0        |    18.79  |    0     |      0     |  35.78  |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                        71200 |
| Punjab                        |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 0        |     0     |  286.585 |      0     |   0.477 |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Himachal Pradesh              |   0    |     0.006 |                          0     | 0        |    20.786 |    0     |      0     |   0     |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Tamil Nadu                    |   1.03 |     0.123 |                        122.79  | 272.433  |     0.98  |    5.127 |      0     |   0     |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Kerala                        |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 24.905   |     0     |    7.515 |      0     |   0     |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Delhi / NCR                   |   3.35 |     1.215 |                        104.15  | 32.3     |    19.509 |   31.697 |      0     |   0     |                            57     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Uttarakhand                   |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 0        |     0     |    0     |      0     |   0     |                           151.284 |            0 |                0    |                       110070 |
| NE States                     |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 2051.5   |     0     |   11.138 |      0     |   3.12  |                             4.308 |         1448 |                0    |                            0 |
| Manipur                       |   0    |     1.55  |                         38     | 0        |     0     |    1.28  |      0     |   2.52  |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                         2965 |
| Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh |   0    |     0     |                         88.754 | 284      |     0     |    1.225 |      0     | 104.26  |                            67.8   |            0 |              662.73 |                            0 |
| Jammu & Kashmir               |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 0        |    10.933 |    5.805 |      0     |   0     |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Rajasthan                     |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 1102.12S |    18     |    0     |      0     |  88.09  |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| West Bengal                   |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 4054.02  |     1.99  |    3.25  |      0     |   6.2   |                            17.68  |            0 |             1366.2  |                        32630 |
| Odisha                        |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 2576.25  |     0     |    0     |      0     |  29.5   |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Uttar Pradesh                 |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 19.6     |     7.8   |    0.265 |      0     |  12.6   |                             1.515 |            0 |                0    |                           25 |
| Maharashtra                   |  10.21 |     0.52  |                        108.83  | 0        |    13.6   |    0.665 |     26.225 |   0     |                             0.028 |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Goa                           |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 0        |     1.48  |    0     |      0     |   0     |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Bihar                         |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 332.98   |     0     |    0     |      0     |   0     |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Jharkhand                     |   0    |     0     |                          0     | 26.5     |     0     |    0     |      0     |   0     |                             0     |            0 |                0    |                            0 |
| Total                         | 169.38 |     3.536 |                        535.646 | 7009.35  |   200.792 |  356.322 |     26.225 | 282.547 |                           321.536 |         1448 |             2028.93 |                       216907 |

## State-wise Seizures of various drugs for the Year 2015 (Qty. in Kg)

| STATES               | ATS   |   Cocain e | Ephedri ne   | Ganja    | Hashish   | Meph edron e   | Heroin   | Ketami ne              | LSD      | Methaq ualone (Mandr ax)   | Morphine   | Opium     | Other Psycho tropic Substa nces   | Phens edyl   | Poppy Straw   | Spas mo & Other Injecti ons   | Tablets Of All type In No.   |
|----------------------|-------|------------|--------------|----------|-----------|----------------|----------|------------------------|----------|----------------------------|------------|-----------|-----------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Gujarat              | 0     |      0     | 0 23.43      | 9.191    | 0         | 0              | 25       | 0                      | 0        | 0                          | 0          | 24.527    | 25                                | 0            |               | 4180                          | 96432 & 306.482              |
| Karnataka            | 0     |      3.514 | 0 363.662    | 0.100    | 0         | 1              | 24.800   | 0.619,103 blots, 10 ml | 0        | 0                          | 0.250      | 0         | 0                                 |              | 0             | 0                             | 0                            |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 0     |      0.793 | 20           | 0 0      | 0         | 1.056          | 0        | 0                      | 0        | 0                          | 0          | 0         | 0                                 | 0            |               | 0                             | 0                            |
| Haryana & Chandigarh | 0     |      0     | 0            | 0 2.48   | 0         | 0              | 0        | 0                      | 0        | 0                          | 36.85      | 0         | 0                                 | 0            |               | 0                             | 0                            |
| Punjab               | 0     |      0     | 0            | 0 0.650  | 0         | 0              | 0        | 0                      | 4.785    | 0                          | 0          | 20.6      | 0                                 | 0            |               | 0                             | 0                            |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 0     |      0     | 0            | 0 19.980 | 0         | 0              | 0        | 0                      | 0        | 0                          | 0          | 0         | 0                                 | 0            |               | 0                             | 0                            |
| Tamil Nadu           | 2.98  |      3.696 | 0            | 0        | 2 0       | 0              | 1.525    | 2598 nos.              | 1.55     | 0                          | 0          | 7.22      | 0                                 | 0            |               | 0                             | 0                            |
| Kerala               | 0     |      0     | 0            | 0 0      | 0         | 2.93           | 0        | 0                      | 0        | 0                          | 0          | 0         | 0                                 | 0            |               | 26                            | 0                            |
| Delhi/ NCR           | 0.37  |     17.512 | 88.6         | 0 59.73  |           | 9.652          | 0.88     | 0                      | 56.010   | 0                          | 0          | 0         | 0                                 | 0            |               | 0                             | 94618.5                      |
| Uttrakhand           | 0     |      0     |              | 0 1.722  | 0         | 0              | 0        | 0                      | 0        | 0                          |            | 2.9       | 0                                 | 0            | 0.23          | 0                             | 0                            |
| N.E. States          | 0     |      0     | 0 0          | 124.040  | 0 0       | 6.117          | 0        | 0                      | 0        | 4.94                       | 12.606     | 0         |                                   | 2800 0       |               | 0                             | 6800                         |
| Manipur              | 0     |      0     | 0            | 198      | 0 0       | 0.851          | 0        | 0                      | 0        |                            | 46.2       | 0 0       |                                   | 0 0          |               | 0                             | 14363                        |
| M.P. & Chhattisgarh  | 0     |      0     | 24.84        | 501.85 0 | 0         | 1.52           | 0        | 0                      |          | 0                          | 0          | 6.35      | 0                                 | 0            | 0             | 0                             | 0                            |
| J&K                  | 0     |      0     | 0            | 0        | 20.17 0   | 0              | 0        | 0                      |          | 0                          | 0          | 0         | 0                                 | 0            | 0             | 0                             | 0                            |
| Rajasthan            | 0     |      0     | 0            | 1025.6   | 0.315     | 0 0.027        | 0        | 0                      |          | 0                          | 0          | 5.7       | 0                                 | 0 7354.96    | 0             |                               | 0                            |
| West Bengal          |       |     14.87  | 0            | 352      | 0.075     | 10.185         | 0        | 38 nos.                |          | 0                          | 0          | 0         | 0                                 | 20933        | 452.3         | 0                             | 10000                        |
| Odisha               | 0 0   |      0     | 0            | 1794.1   | 0 0       | 0              | 0        | 0                      |          | 0                          | 0          | 0         | 0                                 | 0            | 0             | 0                             | 0                            |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 0     |      0     | 0            | 1128.37  | 0 84.888  | 0 0.115        | 0        | 0                      |          | 0                          | 0          | 0         | 0                                 | 0            | 0             | 0                             | 0                            |
| Maharashtra          | 6.09  |      8.626 | 0            | 0.65     | 0         | 46.3 1.242     | 11.8     | 0                      |          | 0                          | 0          | 0         | 0.6                               | 0            | 0             | 0                             | 0                            |
| Goa                  | 0     |      0     | 0            | 0.01     | 2.608     | 0.06 0         | 0        | 0.45 200               | and nos. | 0                          | 0          | 0         | 0                                 | 0            | 0             | 0                             | 0                            |
| Bihar                | 0     |      0     | 0            | 14.37    | 0         | 1.12           | 0        | 0                      |          | 0                          | 0          |           | 0                                 | 27380        | 0             | 600                           | 0                            |
| Jharkhand            | 0     |      0     | 0            | 22       | 0 0       | 0 0            |          | 0                      | 0        | 0                          | 0          | 1.965 8.2 | 0                                 | 0            | 150           | 0                             | 0                            |
| Total                | 9.44  |     49.011 | 133.44       | 5548.082 | 203.909   | 46.36 35.815   | 64.005   | 1.069, 10 ml,          |          | 62.345                     | 51.14      | 74.821    | 52.947                            | 51138        | 7957.49       | 4806                          | 125781.5                     |

## State-wise Seizures of various drugs from January-October, 2016(Qty in Kgs)

| STATES                        |     ATS |   COC AINE | EPH ED RIN E   | GANJA        | HASHISH   |   HEROIN | KETAMIN E   | LSD       |   METHA QUALO NE (MAND RAX) |   MORPH INE | OPIUM   | PHENS EDYL   | POPPY STRAW PSEUD OEPHE DRINE   |   SPASM O and other inj. (nos.) |   TABLE TS OF ALL TYPE IN NO. |
|-------------------------------|---------|------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|----------|-------------|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------|---------|--------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Gujarat                       |   0     |      0     | 0 31.9         | 26.393       |           |    1.196 | 0           | 0 0       |                       0     |       0     | 0       | 0            | 0                               |                               0 |                        967700 |
| Karnataka                     |   0.921 |      1.435 | 20             | 22.505 0.002 | 0         |   21.86  |             | 165 blots |                       0     |       0     | 0 0     | 0            | 0                               |                               0 |                             0 |
| Andhra Pradesh                | 240.188 |      0     | 0              | 1448.9       | 0         |    0     | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 0       | 0            | 0 0                             |                               0 |                           980 |
| Haryana & Chandigarh          |   0.48  |      0     | 0              | 0.26         | 17.06     |    7.574 | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 16.48   | 0            | 629.7 0                         |                               0 |                             0 |
| Punjab                        |   0     |      0     | 0              | 0            | 0         |  119.886 | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 1.183 0 | 1.970        | 0                               |                            6924 |                             0 |
| Himachal Pradesh              |   0     |      0     | 0              | 0            | 1.026     |    0     | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 0       | 0 0          | 0                               |                               0 |                             0 |
| Tamil Nadu                    |   0     |      3.69  | 0              | 375.9        | 0         |    0     | 25.55       | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 0       | 0 0          | 0                               |                             250 |                         15310 |
| Kerala                        |   0     |      0     | 0              | 0            | 0         |    0     | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 0       | 0            | 0 0                             |                               0 |                             0 |
| Delhi / ncr                   |   0.786 |      0.743 | 0              | 0            | 12.5      |    0.595 | 0           | 0         |                      19.205 |       0     | 0.06    | 150          | 0 40.743                        |                               0 |                             0 |
| Uttrakhand                    |   0     |      0     | 0              | 0            | 2.7       |    0     | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 0       | 0            | 0 0                             |                               0 |                           450 |
| Ne States                     |   0     |      0.11  | 0              | 1473.948     | 0         |    0     | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       6.703 | 77.561  | 13956        | 0 0                             |                            1427 |                             0 |
| Manipur                       |   0     |      0     | 0              | 0            | 0         |    0     | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       5.5   | 21      | 0            | 0 0                             |                               0 |                             0 |
| Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh |   0     |      0     | 0              | 719          | 0         |    1.73  | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 0       | 0            | 35.5 0                          |                               0 |                             0 |
| Jammu & Kashmir               |   0     |      0     | 0              | 0            | 1.295     |    2.01  | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 0       | 289          | 0 0                             |                               0 |                             0 |
| Rajasthan                     |   0     |      0     | 0              | 608.35       | 0.572     |    2.313 | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 10.998  | 0            | 453.9 0                         |                               0 |                             0 |
| West Bengal                   |   0     |      0.28  | 0              | 1266.74      | 11.59     |    4.795 | 0           | 0         |                       3.84  |       0     | 5.8     | 189213       | 5270 0                          |                               0 |                          4600 |
| Odisha                        |   0     |      0     | 0              | 239.9        | 0         |    0     | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 0.390   | 0            | 0 0                             |                               0 |                             0 |
| Uttar Pradesh                 |   0     |      3     | 0              | 1001.45      | 45.534    |    3.896 | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0.14  | 16.69   | 0            | 4032.55 0                       |                               0 |                             0 |
| Maharashtra                   |   1.98  |      0.6   | 0              | 38.596       | 91.79     |    1.72  | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 0       | 0            | 0 3                             |                               0 |                             0 |
| Goa                           |   0     |      0.109 | 0              | 3.212        | 0         |    0     | 0           | 100 blots |                       0     |       0     | 0       | 0            | 0 0                             |                               0 |                             0 |
| Bihar                         |   0     |      0     | 0              | 382.55       | 31.5      |    0     | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 8.23    | 20200        | 116.2 0                         |                            2880 |                             0 |
| Jharkhand                     |   0     |      0     | 0              | 192          | 0         |    0     | 0           | 0         |                       0     |       0     | 4.65    | 0            | 102 0                           |                               0 |                             0 |
| Total                         | 244.355 |      9.967 | 20             | 7805.211     | 241.962   |  145.715 | 47.41       | 265 blots |                      23.045 |      12.343 | 163.042 | 223808       | 10641.82 43.743                 |                           11481 |                        989040 |