Lok Sabha Question No. 1549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Illegal Drugs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1549

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/ MAGHA 22, 1941 (SAKA)

ILLEGAL DRUGS

1549. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether illegal drugs in Chennai has increased by 1500 per cent;

(b) if so, the details of the quantum of such illegal drugs seized in Chennai; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to control the production of weed and other such illegal drugs in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):      No  such  statistics  are  available.    However,  details  of  drugs seized by Central and State Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Tamil Nadu in 2018 & 2019 and the details of  quantum of drugs seized  in Chennai by the Zonal Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB) in 2018 and 2019  are enclosed as Annexure-I.

(c): Government of  India  has  undertaken  following  steps  to  control  the production of weed and other such illegal drugs in the country:-

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1549 FOR 11.02.2020

-  Preventive  and  interdiction  efforts  are  taken  along  known  drug routes;
-  Preparation of annual action plan for destruction of illicit poppy and cannabis    cultivation in coordination with State agencies;
-  Providing  of  Satellite  images  of  areas  under  illegal  cultivation  of cannabis and poppy to state agencies for effective destruction;
-  Ground survey with respect to the Satellite imagery of the suspected areas of illicit cultivation is being done through Drones also;
-  During the year 2018, 10818.52 acres of illicit poppy cultivation and 8476.62 acres of illicit cannabis cultivation was destroyed by central and state drug law enforcement agencies.
-  Coordination and sharing of intelligence with various law enforcement agencies of Centre like BSF, CRPF, DRI, Central Excise and Customs and of state agencies like Police and State Excise;
-  Surveillance and enforcement at import and export points;
-  Co-ordination  between  various  drug  law  enforcement  agencies  in order to impart greater cohesion in interdiction;

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1549 FOR 11.02.2020

-  Border  Security  Force,  Sashastra  Seema  Bal,  Indian  Coast  Guard have been empowered under the NDPS Act for making interdiction of narcotic drugs;
-  For coordination between  various Central and State Agencies, Narcotics Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism has been revamped  in  2019    which  conducts  regular  meetings  with  various agencies for effective Drug Law Enforcement;
-  Training  programmes  for  reading  of  Satellite  images  are  being conducted for law enforcement officials for upgrading their skills to combat drug menace;
-  Financial assistance is being provided to eligible States for strengthening their narcotic units;

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## Page 1/1 of ANNEXURE-I

| Drugs                                      |     2018 |   2019* |
|--------------------------------------------|----------|---------|
| AMPHETAMINE/ METHAMPHETAMINE (ATS) (in Kg) |     1.04 |    3.91 |
| COCAINE(in Kg)                             |     4.92 |    0.17 |
| EPHEDRINE/ PSEUDO- EPHEDRINE(in Kg)        |    24.34 |   88.95 |
| GANJA(in Kg)                               | 13683.7  | 7222.57 |
| HASHISH(in Kg)                             |   466.93 |    0.32 |
| HASHISH OIL(in Kg)                         |     0    |    4.36 |
| HEROIN(in Kg)                              |     0.12 |    0.03 |
| KETAMINE(in Kg)                            |    14.65 |    0.1  |
| LSD(in gm)                                 |     0    |    0.04 |
| MDMA(in Kg)                                |     0.25 |    0.03 |

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## (a)   Details of drugs seized by Central and State Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Tamil Nadu in 2018 & 2019

| TRAMADOL                    |      0 |   67,900 tablets |
|-----------------------------|--------|------------------|
| TABLETS OF ALLTYPE (In Nos) | 514746 |             1025 |

## (b) Quantum of Drugs Seized in Chennai by NCB Zonal Unit in 2018 & 2019

isional Data

| Drugs                               |     2018 | 2019*         |
|-------------------------------------|----------|---------------|
| LSD(in gm)                          |    0     | 0.04          |
| COCAINE(in Kg)                      |    4.928 | 0.022         |
| EPHEDRINE/ PSEUDO- EPHEDRINE(in Kg) |    8.34  | 75.19         |
| GANJA(in Kg)                        | 1434.65  | 1290.74       |
| HASHISH(in Kg)                      |    0     | 0.314         |
| HASHISH OIL(in Kg)                  |    0     | 3.390         |
| HEROIN(in Kg)                       |    0.11  | 0             |
| KETAMINE(in Kg)                     |   14.956 | 0             |
| METH-AMPHETAMINE(in Kg)             |    1.029 | 3.730         |
| TRAMADOL                            |    0     | 67900 tablets |
| TABLETS OF ALLTYP(In Nos.)          |    0     | 20 tablets    |