Lok Sabha Question No. 4555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Surveillance to Check Cross Border Smuggling
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4555

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD      MARCH, 2021/ CHAITRA 2, 1943 (SAKA)

SURVEILLANCE TO CHECK CROSS BORDER SMUGGLING

4555.  SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Narcotics Control Bureau has strengthened the Surveillance Department at the Wagah Border to trap the illicit trade of narcotics hidden in spices and other  goods which made  drugs untraceable;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether new equipment have been provided to the surveillance forces at the border to identify the illicit trade of narcotics; and
- (d) if so, the details of such equipment and the number of cases that have been detected using this equipment?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)  to  (d)  The  Narcotics  Control  Bureau  (NCB)  has  a  robust  mechanism  of surveillance  and  works  in  close  coordination  with  intelligence  agencies, border guarding forces  and state police to curb drug trafficking.  For better coordination  and  information  sharing  among  various  Central  and  State Agencies  and  the  border  guarding  forces,  the  Narco  Coordination  Centre (NCORD) mechanism and the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) with DG, NCB  as  its  Chairman  serve  as institutional  mechanisms.  In  addition, the

## L.S.US.Q NO. 4555 FOR 23.03.2021

country's international borders, including Wagah border, have been strengthened  with  the  provisioning  of  Surveillance  Devices,  Night  Vision Devices, Jammers, Mine Detectors, Trail Cameras etc.  The border guarding forces have an effective mechanism for surveillance at the borders and are equipped with latest gadgets and equipments. The details of State/UT-wise cases registered and drugs seized during 2017-2019 under Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 are annexed.

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## State/UT-wise Cases Registered and Seizure of Drugs under Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 during 2017-2019

| SL No.   | State/UT          | 2017         | 2017         | 2017         | 2017      | 2018            | 2018            | 2018            | 2018            | 2019            | 2019            | 2019            | 2019            |
|----------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| SL No.   | State/UT          | Drugs Seized | Drugs Seized | Drugs Seized |           | CR Drugs Seized | CR Drugs Seized | CR Drugs Seized | CR Drugs Seized | CR Drugs Seized | CR Drugs Seized | CR Drugs Seized | CR Drugs Seized |
| SL No.   | State/UT          | Kgs.         | Nos.         |              | Ltrs.     | Kgs.            | Nos.            |                 | Ltrs.           |                 | Kgs.            | Nos.            | Ltrs.           |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 682 75456.7  | 2769         |              | 0.0       | 534 33930.5     | 0               | 0.0             | 717             | 66669.5         |                 | 160             | 0.0             |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 124          | 994.2        | 134          | 0.0       | 122 1869.2      | 874             |                 | 0.0             | 124             | 1993.8          | 0               | 0.0             |
| 3        | Assam             | 354          | 9929.6       | 337339       | 261227.6  | 478             | 15485.6         | 163525          | 54346.2         | 841             | 17352.5         | 1604127         | 7377.7          |
| 4        | Bihar             | 749          | 17342.9      | 156          | 0.5       | 615             | 32443.0         | 20516           | 2053.5          | 697             | 5124.8          | 4910            | 675.3           |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 743          | 78470.7      | 134256       | 32.4      | 712             | 36785.9         | 127277          | 3457.7          | 707             | 19953.2         | 86079           | 1308.5          |
| 6        | Goa               | 168          | 87.2         | 0            | 0.0       | 222             | 79.5            | 0               | 0.0             | 218             | 85.2            | 2               | 0.0             |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 69           | 4499.0       | 10           | 0.0       | 150             | 12780.2         | 27126           | 0.0             | 289             | 14923.5         | 4200            | 0.0             |
| 8        | Haryana           | 2200         | 14695.0      | 361972       | 339.4     | 2587            | 16233.5         | 727425          | 1257.7          | 2677            | 16806.2         | 892131          | 36479.2         |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1010         | 1187.6       | 245240       | 65583.9   | 1342            | 1072.0          | 160609          | 496.1           | 1439            | 1763.9          | 200386          | 970.0           |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 991          | 10951.4      | 254330       | 1067.8    | 938             | 19353.7         | 87713           | 7997.2          | 1173            | 26517.4         | 164428          | 2133.3          |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 204          | 602.1        | 29           | 15.5      | 237             | 3464.0          | 1835            | 98.1            | 242             | 4073.3          | 3834            | 455.8           |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 1126         | 5828.7       | 647          | 0.0       | 1030            | 7489.2          | 2871            | 6.0             | 1652            | 7800.7          | 1705            | 5.0             |
| 13       | Kerala            | 9244         | 212.2        | 3210         | 0.0       | 8724            | 1378.3          | 21075           | 0.0             | 9245            | 2548.5          | 5661            | 0.0             |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1286         | 65538.9      | 23857        | 704.4     | 1874            | 3118721.4       | 629315          | 570.8           | 3432            | 60864.1         | 40839           | 4260.0          |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 14634        | 9930.0       | 6065         | 6.6       | 12195           | 19764.3         | 143022          | 908.8           | 14158           | 20622.7         | 3220            | 4191.7          |
| 16       | Manipur           | 275          | 3058.3       | 343898       | 52.7      | 381             | 40275.1         | 347309          | 6.5             | 338             | 46378.7         | 393309          | 48.3            |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 56           | 67.2         | 14           | 0.0       | 81              | 1417.7          | 69592           | 0.0             | 117             | 1282.0          | 36              | 79.0            |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 139          | 2968.3       | 2885         | 0.0       | 164             | 250.8           | 100             | 0.0             | 160             | 991.2           | 0               | 0.0             |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 81           | 4754.4       | 48896        | 18000.0   | 66              | 2819.7          | 47125           | 300.0           | 142             | 1732.3          | 260849          | 1.1             |
| 20       | Odisha            | 573          | 2942364.4    | 0            | 0.0       | 573             | 50759.9         | 1628            | 726.0           | 980             | 61993.8         | 0               | 1112.2          |
| 21       | Punjab            | 12356        | 46901.2      | 4443537      | 3274.7    | 11654           | 50045.2         | 6397919         | 368.4           | 11536           | 44239.1         | 10214701        | 1526.7          |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 1596         | 93864.0      | 764613       | 4689.7    | 1862            | 111430.2        | 1215771         | 201.9           | 2592            | 310732.4        | 1510447         | 206.2           |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 3            | 0.0          | 0            | 0.0       | 7               | 15000.0         | 1040            | 5.0             | 20              | 16.8            | 0               | 0.0             |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 3812         | 11095.9      | 2            | 0.0       | 3717            | 12115.7         | 149032          | 0.0             | 4329            | 28757.5         | 420             | 0.0             |
| 25       | Telangana         | 387          | 7430.2       | 0            | 0.0       | 311             | 6054.1          | 0               | 0.0             | 464             | 13278.1         | 264             | 0.0             |
| 26       | Tripura           | 84           | 7767.6       | 660283       | 55213.0   | 431             | 62674.6         | 643755          | 23017.8         | 316             | 15858.9         | 2156754         | 858528.8        |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 7439         | 149643.6     | 1022909      | 1726212.7 | 8821            | 221760.0        | 306740          | 7172146.2       | 10198           | 272197.3        | 1355373         | 10791849.8      |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 1017         | 1123.9       | 48100        | 0.0       | 1064            | 1609.6          | 117215          | 0.0             | 1396            | 2073.1          | 52149           | 94.0            |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 1724         | 40356.2      | 13945        | 53474.9   | 1479            | 31079.9         | 15241           | 15692.6         | 1479            | 31079.9         | 15241           | 15692.6         |
|          | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 63126        | 3607121.3    | 8719096      | 2189895.8 | 62371           | 3928142.8       | 11425650        | 7283656.5       | 71678           | 1097710.5       | 18971225        | 11726995.3      |
| 30       | A&N Islands       | 34           | 58.0         | 0            | 0.0       | 49              | 68.0            | 0               | 0.0             | 133             | 122.0           | 11761           | 78.2            |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 244          | 98.9         | 4161         | 0.0       | 178             | 51.7            | 5216            | 5.4             | 226             | 398.7           | 15098           | 2.4             |
| 32       | D&N Haveli        | 2            | 10.4         | 0            | 0.0       | 3               | 24.8            | 0               | 0.0             | 0               | 0.0             | 0               | 0.0             |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       | 1            | 1.0          | 0            | 0.0       | 0               | 0.0             | 0               | 0.0             | 0               | 0.0             | 0               | 0.0             |
| 34       | Delhi             | 376          | 8535.8       | 115          | 1060.0    | 507             | 6145.7          | 738256          | 1120.0          | 712             | 7895.9          | 1465832         | 3000.0          |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 6            | 0.0          | 0            | 0.0       | 8               | 0.7             | 0               | 0.0             | 4               | 0.5             | 0               | 0.0             |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 11           | 1056.2       | 0            | 0.0       | 21              | 13.5            | 0               | 0.0             | 26              | 0.0             | 0               | 0.0             |
|          | TOTAL UT(S)       | 674          | 9760.3       | 4276         | 1060.0    | 766             | 6304.3          | 743472          | 1125.4          | 1101            | 8417.1          | 1492691         | 3080.6          |
|          | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 63800        | 3616881.6    | 8723372      | 2190955.8 | 63137           | 3934447.1       | 12169122        | 7284781.9       | 72779           | 1106127.7       | 20463916        | 11730075.9      |