Lok Sabha Question No. 2968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: Narcotics seized by Government
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2968 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDA Y, THE DECEMBER, 2016 AGRAHAYANA 11, 1938 (SAKA) 2nd

## Narcotics Seized by Government

## 2968. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total   quantity of   narcotics seized by  Government   during the Iast   three   years,
- the total cost of these seized drugs in the international market;
- (d) the total amount generated by the Government of the seized narcotics in the country?
- whether the Government is selling these drugs in the international market through legal channel or used in the medicines in the country and if so, the details thereof; and being

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI  SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) The total quantity of narcotics seized by Government during the last three years, StatelUTwise is at Annexure:
- (6) Since drug trafficking is a clandestine activity, the value of the seized drugs depends upon the origin, destination, purity, amount of risk factor etc. Therefore, the exact value of seized drugs cannot be quantified.
- (c) (d) The seized contrabands are destroyed  However; some contrabands like Opium; Morphine, Thebaine which have medicinal value seized  by enforcement agencies are sent to the: Government Alkaloid  Factories at Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) and Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) after following the procedures laid out for disposal of drugs as These  drugs are used for manufacturing alkaloids to be supplied to the pharmaceutical companies in the country: Yearwise production of alkaloids from seized and the value of products are aS under: drugs

| Year          |   Quantity of seized used in production (in Kg) drugs | Alkaloids produced (in Kg)   |   Approx: value product (Rs. in Lakh) |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2014-15       |                                                   478 | 20                           |                                  8.5  |
| 2015-16       |                                                    38 | 1                            |                                  0.5  |
| 2016-17 (Till |                                                   298 |                              |                                  2.97 |

## ANNEXURE

|                   | Amphetam ine Type (Stimulants( in Kes}   | COCAINE (In Kes)   | Ephedrinel Pseudoephe drine (in Kes)]   | Ganja (in Kes)   | Hashish (in Kgs)   | Heroin (In Kss)   | Ketamine (In Kes)   | Mephadrone (in Kss)   | (Mandrax) (In Kes)   | Kes)    |         | Poppy Husk & Poppy Staw (in Kes}   | All types of tablets Injection   |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|---------|---------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR |                                          |                    |                                         | 109.42           | 0.45               |                   |                     |                       |                      |         | 532     |                                    | 1484                             |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 394.29                                   | 0.79               | 89                                      | 9332.9           |                    | 1.06              | 0.12                |                       | 0.02                 |         |         |                                    |                                  |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                          |                    |                                         | 3837.67          |                    | 1.43              |                     |                       |                      | 41.09   |         | 0.03                               | 5574                             |
| ASSAM             |                                          | 0.11               |                                         | 13764.36         |                    | 25.34             |                     |                       |                      | 176.73  | 310796  |                                    | 1293507                          |
| BIHAR             |                                          |                    |                                         | 730.35           | 31.5               | 1.12              |                     |                       |                      | 10.2    | 78780   | 116.2                              | 3480                             |
| CHANDIGARH        | 0.48                                     | 0.05               |                                         | 130.2            | 63.18              | 65.4              |                     |                       |                      | 98.35   |         | 2175.99                            | 85380                            |
| CHHATMISGARH      |                                          |                    |                                         | 15191.44         | 100                | 3.48              |                     |                       |                      | 39.08   | 1251    | 137.45                             | 12805                            |
| DADAR & NAGAR     |                                          |                    |                                         | 18.66            | 0                  |                   |                     |                       |                      |         |         |                                    |                                  |
| GOA               | 0.61                                     | 0.44               |                                         | 170.07           | 305.51             | 87.06             |                     | 0.06                  | 0.11                 | 3.74    |         |                                    |                                  |
| GUJARAT           | 1419.05                                  | 2.28               | 4,68                                    | 5468.33          | 129.66             | 6.76              |                     |                       |                      | 275     | 25      | 9176.19                            | 99536                            |
| HARYANA           |                                          | 0.73               |                                         | 3374.36          | 1028.38            | 807.92            |                     |                       |                      | 387.06  |         | 30366.97                           | 437                              |
| KIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                          | 0.09               |                                         | 86.45            | 1096.6             | 2.28              |                     |                       |                      | 37.66   | 22237   | 4243.36                            | 392426                           |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   |                                          | 1.44               |                                         | 326.12           | 456.01             | 367.4             | 3.6                 |                       |                      | 10.72   | 33885   | 16094.3                            | 275140                           |
|                   |                                          |                    |                                         | 2727.46          |                    | 4.42              |                     |                       |                      | 104.17  |         | 3893.97                            | 4333                             |
| KARNATAKA         | 0.92                                     | 11.08              | 20                                      | 5977.16          | 18.43              | 258.3             | 48.65               |                       |                      | 10.94   |         |                                    |                                  |
| KERALA            |                                          | 0.01               |                                         | 5675.38          | 118.77             | 113               |                     |                       |                      | 0.08    |         |                                    | 3528                             |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |                                          |                    | 113.59                                  | 14521.25         | 18.48              |                   |                     |                       |                      | 696.23  | 54638   | 62949.7                            | 371092                           |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 28.93                                    | 66.59              | 44646.53                                | 15053.98         | 176.04             | 247.03            | 64.04               | 142.31                | 562.86               | 332.66  | 4080    |                                    |                                  |
| MANiPUR           | 0.01                                     | 1.55               | 42.62                                   | 7778.59          |                    | 9.28              |                     |                       |                      | 136.13  | 5798    |                                    | 637910                           |
| MEGHALAYA         |                                          |                    |                                         | 366.49           |                    | 0.17              |                     |                       |                      |         | 23614   |                                    | 230                              |
| MIZORAM           | 30.55                                    |                    | 788.53                                  | 1455.25          |                    | 16.03             |                     |                       |                      | 4.27    | 885     |                                    | 6036635                          |
| NAGALAND          |                                          |                    |                                         | 18489.5          |                    | 7.35              |                     |                       |                      | 37      | 415     |                                    | 356819                           |
| DELHI             | 140.96                                   | 33.65              | 1279.05                                 | 28760.28         | 828.95             | 437.7             | 153.81              | 1125.57               | 23646.52             | 285.59  | 56151   | 708.17                             | 94618                            |
| ODISHA            |                                          |                    |                                         | 54736.93         |                    | 0.21              |                     |                       |                      | 29.89   | 13129   |                                    | 17508                            |
| PUNJAB            |                                          |                    |                                         | 1218.43          | 194.29             | 1503.55           |                     |                       | 4.79                 | 91836   | 32113   | 124421.2                           | 4263879                          |
| RAJASTHAN         |                                          | 0.17               |                                         | 9469.49          | 119.63             | 105.22            |                     |                       | 0.26                 | 1228.06 | 1201    | 153109.1                           | 106483                           |
|                   |                                          |                    |                                         | 0.6              |                    |                   |                     |                       |                      |         |         |                                    |                                  |
| TAMIL NADU        | 13.23                                    | 7.51               | 133.05                                  | 3040.99 2985.7   | 2.98               | 7.46              | 27.83               |                       | 1.56                 |         |         |                                    | 250                              |
|                   |                                          |                    |                                         |                  | 53                 |                   |                     |                       |                      |         | 287531  |                                    | 13335                            |
| UTTAR PRADESH     |                                          | 6.06               |                                         | 26669.95         | 2530.21            | 92.95             |                     |                       |                      | 171.29  |         | 31835.48                           | 215673                           |
| UTTARAKHAND       |                                          | 0                  |                                         | 562.94           | 301.08             | 5.55              |                     |                       |                      | 31.14   |         | 1523.58                            | 1070394                          |
| WEST BENGAL       |                                          | 15.16              |                                         | 43877.26         | 51.92              | 116.95            |                     |                       | 3.84                 | 139.54  | 210146  | 14812.34                           | 42625                            |
| Total             | 2029.03                                  | 147.71             | 47117.06                                | 295908           | 7625.07            | 4240.62           | 297.93              | 1267.94               | 24219.96             | 4932.73 | 1137216 | 455568                             | 15405081                         |