Lok Sabha Question No. 1043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Disposal of Seized Narcotics
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1043

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022/ MAGHA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

DISPOSAL OF SEIZED NARCOTICS

1043.     SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is cognizant of the Supreme Court's observation in 2016 of the low percentage of destruction/disposal of seized narcotics and if so, the details of measures taken to address the same;
- (b)  the  details  of  quantity  of  drugs  seized  and  disposed  by  the  Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) between 2014 and 2021, State-wise;
- (c) the data on the total quantity of drugs seized and total quantity of drugs destroyed, year-wise for 2019, 2020 and 2021; and
- (d)  the  reasons  for  which  the  Narcotics  Control  Bureau  (NCB)  has  not updated its monthly Drug Situation Report (DSR) since March 2019, and by when the reports of pending months are likely to be made available to the public?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): Disposal  of  seized  narcotic  drugs  is  done  as  per  Section  52A  of  the Narcotic  Drugs  &  Psychotropic  Substances  (NDPS)  Act,  1985,  and  in consonance with Department of Revenue notification vide GSR 38(E), dated 16.01.2015,  and  observations  issued  by  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  vide order, dated 28.01.2016, in the case of Union of India Vs Mohanlal & Anr.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1043 FOR 08.02.2022

(b): State-wise details of drugs seized by the NCB between 2014 and 2021 (till Nov) are at Annexure -A. State-wise details of drugs disposed of by NCB between 2014 and 2021 (till Nov) are at Annexure -B.

(c): The details of drugs seized and drugs destroyed by the NCB for 2019, 2020 & 2021 are at Annexure -C.

(d): The  monthly  Drug  Situation  Report  (DSR)  was  uploaded  on  NCB website till March 2019 and the same was discontinued as the same data is also captured in the Annual Report. The Annual Reports for the year 2019 and 2020 are expected to be published in 1 st  Qtr of 2022.

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## State-wise details of drugs seized by NCB between 2014 and 2021 (till Nov)

|                   | Year-wise Drug Seized                    | Year-wise Drug Seized     | Year-wise Drug Seized       | Year-wise Drug Seized      | Year-wise Drug Seized      | Year-wise Drug Seized                           | Year-wise Drug Seized                                    | Year-wise Drug Seized                       |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| State             | 2014                                     | 2015                      | 2016                        | 2017                       | 2018                       | 2019                                            | 2020                                                     | 2021                                        |
| UP                | 142.01Kg                                 | 1215.645 Kg               | 5158.53 Kg                  | 61.239 Kg & 2037 tablet    | 21409.615 Kg; 22410 tablet | 11163.045 Kg & 509 ampoule                      | 19217.79 Kg, 450615 tablet, 22150 Ampules & 4810 bottles | 9746.681Kg, 115272 bottles & 3091114 tablet |
| Tamil Nadu        | 402.714 Kg                               | 22.98 Kg & 2598 BLOT      | 10855.19 Kg                 | 447.335 Kg                 | 2393.783 Kg & 97 bottles   | 1797.192 Kg, 20 BLOT, 68920 tablet & 96 bottles | 1383.934 Kg & 91 BLOT                                    | 1238.84 Kg                                  |
| Kerala            | 32.47 Kg                                 | 3.45 Kg                   | Nil                         | 22.867 Kg                  | 22.491 Kg                  | 7.793 Kg                                        | 9.32 Kg                                                  | 657.321 Kg                                  |
| Assam             | 65.854 Kg & 1448 bottles & 7276 capsules | 148.393 Kg & 2800 bottles | 2186.152 Kg & 14214 bottles | 2886.456 Kg & 6643 bottles | 1759.731 Kg & 2618 bottles | 3029.136 Kg & 4877 bottles & 11520 capsules     | 8542.976 Kg & 19984 bottles                              | 7416.2151 Kg & 85183 bottles & 900 tablet   |
| Meghalaya         | Nil                                      | Nil                       | Nil                         | Nil                        | .6 Kg                      | Nil                                             | Nil                                                      | Nil                                         |
| Tripura           | 2000.8 Kg                                | Nil                       | Nil                         | Nil                        | 133.17 Kg & 1180 tablet    | Nil                                             | Nil                                                      | Nil                                         |
| Mizoram           | Nil                                      | Nil                       | .11 Kg                      | Nil                        | .350 Kg                    | Nil                                             | Nil                                                      | Nil                                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Nil                                      | Nil                       | Nil                         | Nil                        | Nil                        | Nil                                             | Nil                                                      | Nil                                         |
| Nagaland          | Nil                                      | Nil                       | Nil                         | Nil                        | Nil                        | Nil                                             | Nil                                                      | Nil                                         |
| Puducherry        | Nil                                      | Nil                       | Nil                         | Nil                        | Nil                        | Nil                                             | Nil                                                      | Nil                                         |
| Lakshadweep       | Nil                                      | Nil                       | Nil                         | Nil                        | Nil                        | Nil                                             | Nil                                                      | Nil                                         |
| Sikkim            | Nil                                      | Nil                       | Nil                         | Nil                        | Nil                        | Nil                                             | Nil                                                      | Nil                                         |
| Manipur           | 5.366 Kg & 2695 tablet                   | 201.051 Kg & 14363 tablet | 23.331 Kg                   | 287.294 Kg & 9770 tablet   | 46.377 Kg                  | 45.314 Kg                                       | 211.626 Kg & 1,82,500 tablet                             | 736.462 Kg                                  |

## ANNEXURE-A/2

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1043 FOR 08.02.2022

| Haryana          | 45.337Kg; 17 BLOT                           | 36.15Kg;                                                       | 1.47Kg                                   | 103.944Kg                                                      | 29.88Kg                                                           | 37.267Kg; 132 tablet                      | 28.3Kg; 59960 tablet                             | 25.91Kg                                         |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Punjab           | 297.624 Kg                                  | 194.005 Kg & 410 plant                                         | 182.568 Kg                               | 448.09 kg & 134717 tablet                                      | 403.25 Kg                                                         | 2090.594 Kg & 160800 tab; 96692 capsule   | 251.623 Kg & 92980 tablet                        | 800.716 Kg & 42498 tablet                       |
| Himachal Pradesh | 20.792 Kg                                   | 19.98 Kg                                                       | 8.298 Kg                                 | .5 Kg                                                          | 2 Kg                                                              | 30.53 Kg                                  | 20.13 Kg                                         | 21.648 Kg                                       |
| Chandigarh       | 28.39 Kg & 71200 tablet                     | .8 Kg                                                          | 655.33 Kg & 6924 injection               | 16.301 Kg                                                      | 321.77 Kg                                                         | 0.500 Kg                                  | 1.474 Kg                                         | NIL                                             |
| Rajasthan        | 1208.21 Kg                                  | 8386.612 Kg                                                    | 829.135 Kg                               | 7271.365 Kg                                                    | 7394.336 Kg & 262 plants                                          | 5229.807 Kg                               | 4224.971 Kg & 13,24,221 tablet & 338 bottles     | 3899.11967 Kg & 44131 tablet                    |
| West Bengal      | 8260.9 Kg, 5000 plant, 32100 tablet, 525 ml | 2612.96 Kg; 20933 bottles; 10000 tablet; 120000 plant; 38 BLOT | 9745.975 Kg; 195723 bottles; 4600 tablet | 6836.55 Kg; 24.8 litre; 14,270 tablet; 149 BLOT; 48848 bottles | 5055.016 Kg; 2417 bottles; 14,825 tablet; 10095 ampoule; 131 BLOT | 1202.2396 Kg; 40,000 bottles; 2190 tablet | 3153.846 Kg; 35497 bottles; 5300 tablet; 4 bigha | 2991.505 Kg; 3,812 bottles; 2500 BLOT; 184 acre |
| A&N Island       | -                                           | -                                                              | -                                        | -                                                              | -                                                                 | 1526.6 Kg                                 | 232.7 Kgs                                        | -                                               |
| Orissa           | 2605.75 Kg                                  | 1794.1 Kg                                                      | 294.290 Kg                               | 3476 Kg; 2100 bottle                                           | 2162.024 Kg                                                       | 1659 Kg                                   | 2227 Kg                                          | 4197 Kg                                         |
| Maharashtra      | 76.323 Kg ;                                 | 73.326 Kg                                                      | 168.352 Kg; 39 BLOT; 54 bottle           | 223.28 Kg                                                      | 354.343 Kg                                                        | 174.89 Kg                                 | 104.03683 Kg                                     | 1748.83 Kg                                      |
| Goa              | Nil                                         | 2683.1 Kg                                                      | 6.9223 Kg                                | 24.072 Kg                                                      | 9.256 Kg                                                          | 8.818 Kg                                  | Nil                                              | 2.137 Kg                                        |
| Bihar            | 370.98 kg                                   | 17.455 Kg; 27380 bottle; 600 ampoules                          | 652.38 Kg; 20200 bottles; 2880 ampoules  | 18551.32 Kg                                                    | 6675.23 Kg; 1302 bottles; 199 ampoule                             | 8174.1 kg                                 | 5012.675 kg                                      | 8695.264kg; 12296 bottle                        |
| Jharkhand        | 26.5 kg                                     | 180.2 kg                                                       | 382.9 kg                                 | 381.85 kg                                                      | 860.5 kg                                                          | 1607.715 kg                               | 994.6 kg                                         | 4266.39 kg                                      |
| Madhya           | 1140.76 Kg                                  | 534.57 Kg                                                      | 719 Kg                                   | 124.265 Kg                                                     | 17.825 Kg                                                         | 496.106 Kg                                | 2409.211 Kg                                      | 3291.845 Kg                                     |

## ANNEXURE-A/3

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1043 FOR 08.02.2022

| Gujarat        | 89.951 Kg                   | 67.179 Kg & 104450 tablet; 44 inj;   | 62.489 Kg & 100 tablet    | 1495.38 Kg                           | 829.87 Kg; 18000 tablet; 42352 bottle; 910 tablet   | 336.52 Kg; 678 bottle; 910 tablet     | 1023.07 Kg; 967 bottle; 58200 tablet; 3168 capsules   | 530.356 Kg                             |
|----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Karnataka      | 11.107 kg + 86 plots of LSD | 394.900 kg + 9 blots                 | 150.827 kg + 165 blots    | 542.127 kg + 20 blots                | 243.737 kg + 151 Phensedyl bottles                  | 383.776 kg + 4586 lyrica capsules     | 23.55 kg + 200 Phensedyl bottles                      | 376.791 kg                             |
| Telangana      | 193.605 kg                  | 21.849 kg                            | 296 strips of Pres. Drugs | 22.306 kg                            | 198 kg                                              | 1775.606 kg                           | 1975.821 kg                                           | 7514.7 kg                              |
| Andhra Pradesh | Nil                         | Nil                                  | Nil                       | Nil                                  | 3885.2 Kg                                           | Nil                                   | Nil                                                   | Nil                                    |
| J&K            | 16.564 Kg                   | 20.074 Kg                            | 8.157 Kg & 285 bottle     | 312.796 Kg; 710 bottle; 4656 capsule | 298.985 Kg                                          | 857.716 Kg; 642 bottle; 12670 capsule | 294.310 Kg ; 4445 bottle; 12960 capsule               | 849.68 Kg; 26932 bottle; 40184 capsule |
| Delhi          | 267.572 Kg                  | 312.849 Kg; 9138 tablet              | 74.408 Kg; 1445 tablet    | 943.038Kg; 3 BLOT                    | 160.983kg; 238287 tablet                            | 528.534 Kg; 81640 tablet              | 750.874 Kg; 558069 tablet                             | 1175.151 kg; 1514720 tablet            |
| Uttarakhand    | Nil                         | 5.082 Kg                             | 2.7Kg                     | 0.454 Kg                             | 84.3Kg; 12010 tablet/capsule                        | .45Kg; 323 inj                        | .251Kg; 952 inj                                       | .436Kg; 656987 tablet                  |

Source: NCB

## State-wise details of drugs disposed of by NCB between 2014 and 2021 (till Nov)

| STATE             | 2014                     | 2015      | 2016                                  | 2017                                 | 2018                  | 2019        | 2020       | 2021 (November)                             |
|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh     | Nil                      | Nil       | 20.51 Kg; 700 ampoule; 27140 tablet   | 1443.036 Kg                          | 196.485 Kg            | 12072.31 Kg | 119.35 Kg  | 11116.748 Kg; 1370816 Capsule; 10698 Bottle |
| Tamil Nadu        | 466.975Kg                | 700.987Kg | 649.212Kg                             | 15697.89Kg                           | 22.02Kg               | Nil         | Nil        | Nil                                         |
| Kerala            | Nil                      | Nil       | Nil                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                   | Nil         | Nil        | Nil                                         |
| Uttarakhand       | Nil                      | Nil       | Nil                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                   | Nil         | Nil        | Nil                                         |
| Assam             | 143.093 Kg& 72000 tablet | -         | 719.85 Kg & 7028 Capsule; 1100 BOTTLE | 215.6 Kg; 2800 BOTTLE; 762790 tablet | 660 Kg ; 12278 BOTTLE | 2758.325 Kg | 970.848 Kg | 1864.414 Kg ; 1800 BOTTLE                   |
| Tripura           | 2000.8 Kg                | Nil       | Nil                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                   | Nil         | Nil        | Nil                                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh | NIL                      | NIL       | NIL                                   | NIL                                  | NIL                   | NIL         | NIL        | NIL                                         |
| Meghalaya         | NIL                      | NIL       | NIL                                   | NIL                                  | NIL                   | NIL         | NIL        | NIL                                         |
| Mizoram           | NIL                      | NIL       | NIL                                   | NIL                                  | NIL                   | NIL         | NIL        | NIL                                         |

## ANNEXURE-B/2 L.S.US.Q.NO. 1043 FOR 08.02.2022

| Nagaland          | NIL        | NIL   | NIL                                    | NIL                                     | NIL                                        | NIL                                                 | NIL                                                 | NIL                                                 |
|-------------------|------------|-------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Manipur           | 1277.5 Kg  | NIL   | NIL                                    | NIL                                     | NIL                                        | 27.891 Kg; 49 BOTTLE; 688957 tablet                 | NIL                                                 | 14.078 Kg ; 7136 tablet; 4280 CAPSULE               |
| Rajasthan         | Nil        | Nil   | Nil                                    | 157.768 Kg                              | 1869.091 Kg                                | 2558.278 Kg                                         | 229.822 Kg                                          | 2284.63 Kg                                          |
| West Bengal       | 693.295 Kg | Nil   | 5605.2029 Kg; 4628.76 ML; 2744 ampoule | 7104.32 Kg; 16170 tablet; 22159 BOTTLES | 2330.159 Kg; 32015 ampoule; 63381 BOTTLES; | 4161 Kg' 155021 BOTTLES; 28860 tablet; 1938 ampoule | 2206.293 Kg; 25017 BOTTLES; 8121 ampoule; 20 tablet | 1986.229 Kg; 6354 bottles; 538 ampoule; 7740 tablet |
| A& N Islands      | NIL        | NIL   | NIL                                    | NIL                                     | NIL                                        | NIL                                                 | NIL                                                 | NIL                                                 |
| Sikkim            | NIL        | NIL   | NIL                                    | NIL                                     | NIL                                        | NIL                                                 | NIL                                                 | NIL                                                 |
| Orissa            | NIL        | NIL   | NIL                                    | NIL                                     | 1229kg                                     | NIL                                                 | NIL                                                 | NIL                                                 |
| Maharashtra & Goa | 4.93Kg     | Nil   | 113.385Kg                              | 61.238Kg                                | 73.515Kg                                   | 1454.106Kg ; 269 bottles                            | Nil                                                 | 144.084Kg                                           |
| Bihar             | Nil        | Nil   | Nil                                    | 59.153 kg                               | 258.55 kg                                  | 7674.616kg; 27380 bottle; 600ampoule                | 384.3kg; 199 ampoule; 237 bottle                    | 10476.115 kg; 237 bottle; 199 ampoule               |
| Jharkhand         | Nil        | Nil   | Nil                                    | Nil                                     | Nil                                        | 449.66 kg                                           | 2072.34 kg                                          | 1342.955kg                                          |
| Delhi             | -          | -     | -                                      | 463.215Kg                               | 856.059Kg                                  | 663.862Kg                                           | 63.175Kg                                            | 0                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh    | Nil        | Nil   | Nil                                    | Nil                                     | 748.776 kg                                 | Nil                                                 | Nil                                                 | 2090.865 kg                                         |
| Chhattisgarh      | NIL        | NIL   | NIL                                    | NIL                                     | NIL                                        | NIL                                                 | NIL                                                 | NIL                                                 |

## ANNEXURE-B/3 L.S.US.Q.NO. 1043 FOR 08.02.2022

| Lakshadweep      | NIL       | NIL       | NIL       | NIL      | NIL        | NIL       | NIL                     | NIL                                             |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|------------|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Puducherry       | NIL       | NIL       | NIL       | NIL      | NIL        | NIL       | NIL                     | NIL                                             |
| Gujarat          | 2525.5 Kg | NIL       | 7050 Kg   | 1445Kg   | 673.29 Kg  | NIL       | 212.34Kg; 42352bottles; | 1023.074Kg;967 bottle; 58200 tablet;3168capsule |
| Karnataka        | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | Nil      | 313.639 Kg | 392.852Kg | 336.4845 Kg             | 473.922 Kg                                      |
| Telangana        | NIL       | NIL       | NIL       | NIL      | NIL        | NIL       | NIL                     | NIL                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh   | NIL       | NIL       | NIL       | NIL      | NIL        | NIL       | NIL                     | NIL                                             |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | Nil       | Nil       | 6.85Kg    | Nil      | 20.093Kg   | Nil       | 265.352Kg               | 270.076Kg; 585 bottle                           |
| Haryana          | 8.99KG    | Nil       | 1.47KG    | 90.944KG | 27.28KG    | 11.55KG   | 21.345KG                | 6.96KG                                          |
| Chandigarh       | NIL       | NIL       | 649.42 kg | 3.056kg  | 321.77kg   | 0.5kg     | 1.474kg                 | Nil                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh | NIL       | NIL       | NIL       | NIL      | 2kg        | 30.53kg   | 20.13kg                 | 9.002kg                                         |
| Punjab           | 253.022kg | 165.315kg | 141.14kg  | 230.23kg | 383.37kg   | 640.602kg | 220.439kg               | 68.578kg                                        |

Source: NCB

## Details of drugs seized and drugs destroyed by NCB for 2019, 2020 & 2021

| Seizure (Quantity)   | Seizure (Quantity)   | Seizure (Quantity)   | Seizure (Quantity)   | Seizure (Quantity)   | Seizure (Quantity)   | Destroyed(Quantity)   | Destroyed(Quantity)   | Destroyed(Quantity)   | Destroyed(Quantity)   | Destroyed(Quantity)   |
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Year                 | Kg                   | Ampoule              | Bottle               | Capsule/Tab lets     | Blot                 | Kg                    | Ampoule               | Bottle                | Capsule/ Tablets      | Blot                  |
| 2019                 | 40242.46 509         |                      | 46293 440060         |                      | 20                   | 32990.54              | 2538                  | 182719                | 717817                | 0                     |
| 2020                 | 51850.287 22150      |                      | 66241                | 2747702              | 91                   | 7588.548              | 29721                 | 67369                 | 20                    | 0                     |
| 2021                 | 59467.755 0          |                      | 243495               | 4689747              | 2500                 | 33325.79              | 737                   | 20641                 | 1444340               | 0                     |