Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Supply of Drugs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *126

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25TH JULY, 2017 / SHRAVANA 3, 1939 (SAKA)

## SUPPLY OF DRUGS

- *126. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  that  Africans including Nigerian nationals are reportedly supplying drugs and  other poisonous substances to the youngsters in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  such  cases  reported  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the school and college students are being targeted by them for the purpose;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  number  of  students  died  due  to consumption of drugs during the said period, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the action taken by the Government to address this issue?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e):  A Statement is laid on the table of the house.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *126 FOR 25.07.2017

(a) & (b) There have been instances of supply of drugs and other poisonous substances  from  the  African  including  Nigerian  Nationals.  The  State-wise number of such cases and persons arrested during the year 2014,2015,2016 and the current year 2017 are furnished as Annexure-'A'.

- (c) & (d) Such data is not maintained at central level. However, as per the reports available drugs/psychotropic substances are abused by different age group of society including youngsters.
- (e)  Steps/initiatives  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. Further, financial assistance has been provided to eligible States for strengthening their anti-narcotics units.

## L.S.S.Q.NO.*126 FOR 25.07.2017

Narco  Co-ordination  Centre  (NCORD)  had  been  constituted  under  Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau to provide a common  platform for co-ordinated  actions  by  all  the  Drug  law  enforcement  agencies  and  other stake holders.

Awareness initiatives  like  Healthy  Campus  at  various  schools,  colleges  and professional  Institutes  in  India,  celebrating  international  day  against  drug abuse and illicit trafficking, rallies & dramas, workshop & seminars are being conducted  on  demand  reduction  side  to  spread  awareness  about  the  illeffects of drug abuse.

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## State wise number of cases and African Nationals including Nigerian arrested during the year 2014,2015,2016 and the current year 2017(upto June)

| State            | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   | 2017 *   | 2017 *   |
|------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|----------|
| State            | Cases  | Arrest | Cases  | Arrest | Cases  | Arrest | Cases    | Arrest   |
| Andhra Pradesh   | -      | -      | 2      | 2      | 1      | 1      | 2        | 3        |
| Chandigarh       | 2      | 2      | 2      | 2      | -      | -      | 3        | 3        |
| Delhi            | 35     | 36     | 36     | 42     | 29     | 31     | 13       | 14       |
| Goa              | 19     | 20     | 16     | 18     | 13     | 13     | 4        | 4        |
| Gujarat          | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 2        | 2        |
| Haryana          | -      | -      | -      | -      | 1      | 1      | -        | -        |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4      | 7      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -        |
| Karnataka        | 2      | 3      | 4      | 7      | 5      | 8      | 2        | 2        |
| Kerala           | 1      | 1      | 2      | 2      | 3      | 3      | -        | -        |
| Maharashtra      | 50     | 55     | 32     | 35     | 25     | 26     | 9        | 9        |
| Tamilnadu        | 2      | 2      | 4      | 4      | -      | -      | 4        | 4        |
| West Bengal      | -      | -      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | -        | -        |
| Total            | 115    | 126    | 99     | 113    | 78     | 84     | 39       | 41       |

Provisional data (*)