Lok Sabha Question No. 4368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Smuggling on International Border
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, LAXMAN GILUWA, RAMESWAR TELI, Adhikari Dibyendu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4368

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2017/ CHAITRA 7, 1939 (SAKA)

## SMUGGLING ON INTERNATIONAL BORDER

4368.

SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA: SHRI RAMESWAR TELI: SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number of cases of smuggling of weapons, fertilizers, salt, narcotic drugs and cattle reported, quantum of smuggled items seized and the number of persons arrested during the last three years, border-wise;

(b) whether the incidents of smuggling is more due to incomplete fencing at the international borders;

- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  smugglings  at  the borders?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a): The number of cases of smuggling of weapons, fertilizers, salt, narcotic drugs and cattle reported, quantum of smuggled items seized and the number of  persons  arrested  during  the  last  three  years,  border-wise  are  given  at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.4368 FOR 28.03.2017

(b) to (d): No,  Sir.    The  Government  has  adopted  a  multipronged  approach for security arrangements at the borders to curb smuggling and infiltration. The  arrangements  include  deployment  of  Border  Guarding  Force  (BGF), construction of border fence, construction of border roads, installation of floodlights, construction of Border Out Posts (BOPs), introduction of Hi-tech surveillance equipments, providing advanced weapons and Specialized Vehicles to Security Forces, etc.

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| (A) Details of Smuggling of Drugs/Narcotics   | (A) Details of Smuggling of Drugs/Narcotics   | (A) Details of Smuggling of Drugs/Narcotics   | (A) Details of Smuggling of Drugs/Narcotics   | (A) Details of Smuggling of Drugs/Narcotics   | (A) Details of Smuggling of Drugs/Narcotics   | (A) Details of Smuggling of Drugs/Narcotics   | (A) Details of Smuggling of Drugs/Narcotics   | (A) Details of Smuggling of Drugs/Narcotics   | (A) Details of Smuggling of Drugs/Narcotics   |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Border                                        | 2014                                          | 2014                                          | 2014                                          | 2015                                          | 2015                                          | 2015                                          | 2016                                          | 2016                                          | 2016                                          |
|                                               | No. of Cases                                  | Quantity Seized (in Kgs)                      | No of Persons Arrested                        | No. of Cases                                  | Quantity Seized (in Kgs)                      | No of Persons Arrested                        | No. of Cases                                  | Quantity Seized (in Kgs)                      | No of Persons Arrested                        |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border                        | 552                                           | 15333.779                                     | 33                                            | 528                                           | 16658.155                                     | 24                                            | 761                                           | 10354.415                                     | 54                                            |
| Indo-Pakistan Border                          | 56                                            | 434.954                                       | 11                                            | 52                                            | 409.210                                       | 11                                            | 58                                            | 352.737                                       | 39                                            |
| Indo-China Border                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| Indo-Nepal Border                             | 184                                           | 1189.300                                      | 208                                           | 141                                           | 1408.273                                      | 147                                           | 225                                           | 4006.761                                      | 267                                           |
| Indo-Bhutan Border                            | 18                                            | 1736.640                                      | 18                                            | 34                                            | 6794.175                                      | 23                                            | 46                                            | 11461.793                                     | 46                                            |

| (B) Details of Smuggling of Weapons   | (B) Details of Smuggling of Weapons   | (B) Details of Smuggling of Weapons   | (B) Details of Smuggling of Weapons   | (B) Details of Smuggling of Weapons   | (B) Details of Smuggling of Weapons   | (B) Details of Smuggling of Weapons   | (B) Details of Smuggling of Weapons   | (B) Details of Smuggling of Weapons   | (B) Details of Smuggling of Weapons   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Border                                | 2014                                  | 2014                                  | 2014                                  | 2015                                  | 2015                                  | 2015                                  | 2016                                  | 2016                                  | 2016                                  |
|                                       | No. of Cases                          | Quantity Seized (in Nos)              | No of Persons Arrested                | No. of Cases                          | Quantity Seized (in Nos)              | No of Persons Arrested                | No. of Cases                          | Quantity Seized (in Nos)              | No of Persons Arrested                |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border                | 38                                    | 60                                    | 54                                    | 42                                    | 72                                    | 27                                    | 37                                    | 75                                    | 27                                    |
| Indo-Pakistan Border                  | 20                                    | 25                                    | 14                                    | 13                                    | 17                                    | 1                                     | 27                                    | 50                                    | 27                                    |
| Indo-China Border                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| Indo-Nepal Border                     | 38                                    | 45                                    | 38                                    | 50                                    | 76                                    | 62                                    | 33                                    | 43                                    | 46                                    |
| Indo-Bhutan Border                    | 39                                    | 68                                    | 35                                    | 26                                    | 43                                    | 41                                    | 19                                    | 28                                    | 15                                    |

| (C) Details of Smuggling of Fertilizers   | (C) Details of Smuggling of Fertilizers   | (C) Details of Smuggling of Fertilizers   | (C) Details of Smuggling of Fertilizers   | (C) Details of Smuggling of Fertilizers   | (C) Details of Smuggling of Fertilizers   | (C) Details of Smuggling of Fertilizers   | (C) Details of Smuggling of Fertilizers   | (C) Details of Smuggling of Fertilizers   | (C) Details of Smuggling of Fertilizers   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Border                                    | 2014                                      | 2014                                      | 2014                                      | 2015                                      | 2015                                      | 2015                                      | 2016                                      | 2016                                      | 2016                                      |
|                                           | No. of Cases                              | Quantity Seized (in Kgs)                  | No of Persons Arrested                    | No. of Cases                              | Quantity Seized (in Kgs)                  | No of Persons Arrested                    | No. of Cases                              | Quantity Seized (in Kgs)                  | No of Persons Arrested                    |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border                    | 114                                       | 30049                                     | 0                                         | 31                                        | 6249                                      | 2                                         | 17                                        | 587                                       | 0                                         |
| Indo-Pakistan Border                      | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 2                                         | 1500                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| Indo-China Border                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| Indo-Nepal Border                         | 198                                       | 271300                                    | 32                                        | 248                                       | 223250                                    | 35                                        | 119                                       | 70650                                     | 77                                        |
| Indo-Bhutan Border                        | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         |

| (D) Details of Smuggling of Salts   | (D) Details of Smuggling of Salts   | (D) Details of Smuggling of Salts   | (D) Details of Smuggling of Salts   | (D) Details of Smuggling of Salts   | (D) Details of Smuggling of Salts   | (D) Details of Smuggling of Salts   | (D) Details of Smuggling of Salts   | (D) Details of Smuggling of Salts   | (D) Details of Smuggling of Salts   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Border                              | 2014                                | 2014                                | 2014                                | 2015                                | 2015                                | 2015                                | 2016                                | 2016                                | 2016                                |
|                                     | No. of Cases                        | Quantity Seized (in Kgs)            | No of Persons Arrested              | No. of Cases                        | Quantity Seized (in Kgs)            | No of Persons Arrested              | No. of Cases                        | Quantity Seized (in Kgs)            | No of Persons Arrested              |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border              | 2                                   | 335                                 | 0                                   | 2                                   | 550                                 | 0                                   | 111                                 | 49287                               | 0                                   |
| Indo-Pakistan Border                | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 1                                   | 0.020                               | 1                                   | 1                                   | 5                                   | 0                                   |
| Indo-China Border                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| Indo-Nepal Border                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| Indo-Bhutan Border                  | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |

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| (E) Details of Smuggling of Cattle   | (E) Details of Smuggling of Cattle   | (E) Details of Smuggling of Cattle   | (E) Details of Smuggling of Cattle   | (E) Details of Smuggling of Cattle   | (E) Details of Smuggling of Cattle   | (E) Details of Smuggling of Cattle   | (E) Details of Smuggling of Cattle   | (E) Details of Smuggling of Cattle   | (E) Details of Smuggling of Cattle   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Border                               | 2014                                 | 2014                                 | 2014                                 | 2015                                 | 2015                                 | 2015                                 | 2016                                 | 2016                                 | 2016                                 |
|                                      | No. of Cases                         | Quantity Seized (in Nos)             | No of Persons Arrested               | No. of Cases                         | Quantity Seized (in Nos)             | No of Persons Arrested               | No. of Cases                         | Quantity Seized (in Nos)             | No of Persons Arrested               |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border               | 12865                                | 109999                               | 386                                  | 17537                                | 153602                               | 605                                  | 20903                                | 168801                               | 670                                  |
| Indo-Pakistan Border                 | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 2                                    | 2                                    | 2                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| Indo-China Border                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| Indo-Nepal Border                    | 401                                  | 4221                                 | 145                                  | 981                                  | 9482                                 | 403                                  | 919                                  | 8828                                 | 527                                  |
| Indo-Bhutan Border                   | 10                                   | 129                                  | 51                                   | 25                                   | 240                                  | 31                                   | 27                                   | 341                                  | 53                                   |

Annexure 2 L.S.US.Q.NO.4368 FOR 28.03.2017

## SMUGGLING CASES BOOKED BY BORDER GUARDING BATTALIONS OF ASSAM RIFLES DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

|   Year |   No of cases of smuggling of Narcotic Drugs |   No of Appre- hension of persons |   No of cases of smuggling of Arms |   No of Appre- hension of persons |   Arms |   Narcotic Drugs (in Tabs) |   Narcotic Drugs in kg (Ganja, Opium, Heroin & Brown Sugar) |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2014 |                                           54 |                                76 |                                 69 |                               155 |    185 |                     148753 |                                                      193    |
|   2015 |                                           57 |                                72 |                                 38 |                                74 |     78 |                      16098 |                                                      481.48 |
|   2016 |                                           25 |                                18 |                                 47 |                                97 |     98 |                     253684 |                                                      193.45 |

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