Lok Sabha Question No. 467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Drug Trafficking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary, Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 467 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JUNE, 2019/ ASHADHA 4, 1941 (SAKA )

DRUG TRAFFICKING

†467. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of cases of drug smuggling in the country, State-wise;

(b)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  rising  drugs addiction among the youth;

(c) whether the Government is aware of the involvement of terrorists in drug smuggling;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to take concrete steps to check the  drug  smuggling  network  and  has  made  any  joint  efforts  with neighbouring countries to check drug trafficking and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs compiles the cases of drug trafficking in the country as reported to it by various  agencies.  The  latest  finalized  report  for  the  year  2017  is  at Annexure.

(b)The  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  being  the  nodal Ministry for drug demand reduction has taken the following steps:

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I.  A  National  Action  Plan for  Drug  Demand  Reduction  (NAPDDR) for 2018-2025  which  aims  at  reduction  of  adverse  consequences  of  drug abuse through a multi-pronged strategy involving education, deaddiction and rehabilitation of affected individuals and their families. It focuses on preventive education, awareness generation, identification, counselling, treatment and rehabilitation of drug dependent persons. It also  envisages training and capacity building of the service providers through collaborative efforts of the Central and State Governments and Non-Governmental Organizations.

II. The Ministry also implements a Scheme for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance  (Drug) Abuse  since 1985-86. Under this  scheme, financial assistance up to 90% of the approved expenditure is given to Voluntary Organizations and other eligible agencies for setting up/running Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts. In the case of North  Eastern  States,  Sikkim  and  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  the  quantum  of assistance is 95% of the total admissible expenditure.

III. The Ministry has also issued a detailed advisory on 11.08.2016 to all the  states/UTs  to  plan  and  devise  specific  strategies  to  combat  drug abuse.

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(c) & (d) As per available information, no concrete evidence of linkage between drug trafficking and terror activities has come to light.

(e)The measures taken by the Government to prevent drug trafficking include intensive preventive and interdiction efforts along known drug routes  and  strict  surveillance  and  enforcement  at  import  and  export points.

Training programmes are being conducted for various law enforcement officials to combat drug menace.

Amongst  border  guarding  agencies,  Border  Security  Force  (BSF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Coast Guard have been empowered to take  action  under  the  Narcotic  Drugs  &  Psychotropic  Substances (NDPS) Act.

Financial assistance has been provided to eligible States for strengthening their anti-narcotic units.

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

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Joint efforts made with neighbouring countries to check drug trafficking include:

(i) Increased international cooperation for exchange of information and investigative assistance.

(ii) Sharing real time information and coordination operation with Nodal agencies of neighbouring countries.

(iii)India  has  signed  MOUs  /  Bilateral  Agreements  on  drug  related matters with Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China and Afghanistan.

(iv)  Agency level talks are held regularly between the nodal Drug Law Enforcement  agencies  of neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

(v)Field Level Officers (FLO) meetings between Myanmar and India are held periodically to discuss drug related matters.

(vi)Training  programmes  are  being  conducted  for  law  enforcement officials from neighbouring countries including Myanmar, for upgrading their skills to combat drug menace, especially on the border.

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## DETAILS OF CASES OF DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THE COUNTRY STATE-WISE FOR THE YEAR 2017

| S.No.   | STATE/UT          | 2017 Cases   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------|
| 1.      | Andaman & Nicobar | 36           |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 668          |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 138          |
| 4.      | Assam             | 379          |
| 5.      | Bihar             | 262          |
| 6.      | Chandigarh        | 272          |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh      | 718          |
| 8.      | Dadar& Nagar      | 0            |
| 9.      | Daman & Diu       | 0            |
| 10.     | Goa               | 163          |
| 11.     | Gujarat           | 79           |
| 12.     | Haryana           | 2538         |
| 13.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 990          |
| 14.     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 961          |
| 15.     | Jharkhand         | 165          |
| 16.     | Karnataka         | 1121         |
| 17.     | Kerala            | 8440         |
| 18.     | Lakshadweep       | 0            |
| 19.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 1336         |
| 20.     | Maharashtra       | 721          |
| 21.     | Manipur           | 247          |
| 22.     | Meghalaya         | 61           |
| 23.     | Mizoram           | 492          |
| 24.     | Nagaland          | 160          |
| 25.     | New Delhi         | 439          |
| 26.     | Orissa            | 592          |
| 27.     | Pondicherry       | 5            |
| 28.     | Punjab            | 12439        |
| 29.     | Rajasthan         | 1513         |
| 30.     | Sikkim            | 1            |
| 31.     | Tamil Nadu        | 3277         |
| 32.     | Telangana         | 352          |
| 33.     | Tripura           | 88           |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 6693         |
| 35.     | Uttarakhand       | 1033         |
| 36.     | West Bengal       | 965          |
| Total   |                   |              |
|         |                   | 47344        |