Lok Sabha Question No. 1680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Smuggling of Gold and NDPS
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sudheer Gupta, Shrirang Appa Barne, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1680

ANSWERED ON-MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023 /MAGHA 24, 1944 (SAKA)

## Smuggling of Gold and NDPS

1680.  SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI DHARIYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) the apex anti-smuggling intelligence  and  investigation  agency  functioning  has  recently  celebrated  its  65th foundation day at New Delhi and if so, the details of programmes organized in the said celebration;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  analyzed  trends  such  as  smuggling  of  gold, narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances etc. during each of the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  despite  all  the  measures  taken  by  DRI  the  number  of  cases  of smuggling in the country is still increasing and if so, the details thereof along with the mechanism adopted by the DRI to closely monitor the smuggling cases in the country;
- (d) the total number of smugglers and perpetrators apprehended by the Government during the said period and action taken by the Government against them; and
- (e) the details of steps taken by the Government to counter the menace of Gold and NDPS smuggling?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Yes, DRI celebrated its 65 th  Founding Day on 5 th  December 2022. An Inaugural Function  was  held  in  New  Delhi.  This  was  followed  by  the  8 th   Regional  Customs Enforcement Meeting (RCEM) which is a meeting of Heads of Enforcement of Customs of the region as well as representatives from international agencies like World Customs Organization (WCO) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

(b) The year-wise data of seizure of gold made by Customs field formations and DRI during the last three  calendar  years  and  current  year  i.e.  2020,  2021,  2022  and 2023 (upto January 2023) is enclosed as Annexure-A .

The year-wise data of seizure of drugs by all Drug Law Enforcement Agencies for 2020, 2021 and 2022 (upto November 2022) is enclosed as Annexure-B .

(c) To deter smuggling of gold and drugs, Customs field formations and DRI keep constant  vigil  and  take  operational  measures  such  as  passenger  profiling,  risk  based interdiction and targeting of cargo consignments, non-intrusive inspection, rummaging of aircrafts and coordination with other agencies. Modus Operandi Circulars related to new modus / method used by the smugglers are issued from time to time.

(d) The details of persons arrested for gold smuggling is given in Annexure-A . The details of drug traffickers arrested is given in Annexure-B .

(e) The Government makes policy interventions and takes operational measures to check  smuggling.  Strict  vigil  is  being  kept  at  possible  areas  of  smuggling.  Modus Operandi Circulars related to new modus / method used by the smugglers are being issued to all the Customs field formations.

Further,  to  counter  the  menace  of  NDPS  smuggling,  various  Central  law enforcement agencies and state police departments monitor and control drug smuggling in  India.  A  Narco  Co-ordination  Centre  (NCORD)  has  been  set  up  by  the  Ministry  of Home Affairs  for  effective  co-ordination  among  various  law  enforcement  agencies.  A dedicated Anti Narcotics Task Force has been established in each of the states/ union territories  to  control  menace  of  drug  trafficking.  The  Multi-Agency  Maritime  Security Group (MAMSG) set up under the aegis of National Security Council Secretariat, also monitors smuggling of drugs.

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## Annexure-A

Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1680 answered on 13.02.2023 regarding "Smuggling of Gold and NDPS"

Cases of Smuggling of Gold detected by customs field formations and DRI

| Calendar Year   | No. of cases of seizure of gold   | Quantity of Gold   | Quantity of Gold   | No. of persons arrested   |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
| Calendar Year   | No. of cases of seizure of gold   | Seized             | (in Kgs)           | No. of persons arrested   |
| 2020            | 2567                              |                    | 2154.58            | 1389                      |
| 2021            | 2445                              |                    | 2383.38            | 1421                      |
| 2022            | 3982                              |                    | 3502.16            | 1710                      |
| 2023 (January)  | 414                               |                    | 384.71             | 115                       |

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1680 answered on 13.02.2023 regarding "Smuggling of Gold and NDPS"

## Details of total drug traffickers arrested and total drugs recovered in India by all DLEAs for the period 2019-2022 (Up to Nov'22)

| Drug/Year                         |     2020 |             2021 |   2022* (upto November 2022) |
|-----------------------------------|----------|------------------|------------------------------|
| ACETIC ANHYDRIDE (In Kg)          |      121 |  24265           |                 333          |
| ATS (In Kg)                       |     1357 |    387           |                 926          |
| COCAINE (In Kg)                   |       19 |    364           |                 145          |
| CODEINE (In Kg)                   |     6537 |    660           |                 354          |
| CODEINE (In Litre)                |     2229 |    994           |                2922          |
| CBCS (In Litre)                   |     2542 |    569           |                 908          |
| EPHEDRINE/PSEUDOEPHEDRINE (In Kg) |      841 |    325           |                 987          |
| GANJA (In Kg)                     |   580625 | 812545           |              556661          |
| HASHISH (In Kg)                   |     4178 |   4197           |                2500          |
| HASHISH OIL (In Kg)               |       17 |    112           |                  86          |
| HEROIN (In Kg)                    |     3838 |   7197           |                3628          |
| KETAMINE (In Kg)                  |      228 |      1           |                   3          |
| KHAT LEAVES (In Kg)               |       16 |     47           |                   0          |
| LSD (In Blot)                     |     6645 |   6314           |                1083          |
| MDMA(In Kg)                       |      347 |    117           |                  48          |
| MEPHEDRONE (In Kg)                |      275 |    138           |                2842          |
| MESCALINE (In Kg)                 |        0 |      0.2         |                   0          |
| METHAQUALONE(MANDRAX) (In Kg)     |       10 |     15           |                  42          |
| MORPHINE (In Kg)                  |       17 |     96           |                  89          |
| MORPHINE (In Litre)               |      684 |     35           |                   0          |
| OPIUM (In Kg)                     |     5097 |   5161           |                2238          |
| POPPY HUSK & POPPY STRAW (In Kg)  |   384173 | 642609           |              317556          |
| INJECTION (In No.)                |   118222 | 173325           |               52045          |
| CBCS (In Bottle)                  |  1023450 |      1.53167e+06 |              950067          |
| TABLETS OF ALL TYPES IN KGS       |      255 |   1667           |                 758          |
| TABLETS OF ALLTYPE IN NO.         | 42225867 |      3.79899e+07 |                   5.2115e+06 |
| Total Cases                       |    55622 |  68144           |               66758          |
| Total Arrested                    |    73841 |  93538           |               80374          |

*Provisional Data

Source: Narcotics Control Bureau, MHA