Lok Sabha Question No. 1463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Cross Border Drug Smuggling
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1463

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 16, 1943 (SAKA) CROSS BORDER DRUG SMUGGLING

1463.      SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any statistics regarding number of cross border drug smuggling cases registered by the security forces or by any other agencies in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  such  cases  reported  in  the  country  during  the  last  five years, year-wise and State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government's  decision  to  enhance  the  jurisdiction  of  Border Security Force (BSF) in Border States will help to reduce cross border smuggling of drugs;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  publishes  data  related  to cases registered under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, which includes cross border drug smuggling cases. As per the latest data  published  by  the  NCRB  pertaining  to  the  year  2020  state-wise  details  of cases registered under NDPS Act during 2016-2020 is at Annexure-I.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1463 FOR 07.12.2021

(c) & (d) The extension in territorial jurisdiction of BSF in some states is aimed at empowering the BSF to discharge its border guarding duties more effectively in the  wake  of  use  of  technology  like  Dynamic  Remotely  Operated  Navigation Equipment (Drones), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs), etc., generally having long range, by anti-national forces for surveillance as well as for smuggling of arms, narcotics and fake Indian currency notes (FICN).

- (e) The  following  measures  have  been  taken  to  prevent  smuggling  along  the border areas:
- (i) Detailed vulnerability mapping  of Border, deployment  of additional manpower, special surveillance equipment;
- (ii) Round  the  clock  surveillance  of  the  border  through  patrolling,  laying nakas, installation of border fence and flood lights, introduction of force multipliers  and    Hi-tech  surveillance  equipments  such  as  Hand  Held Thermal Imager (HHTI), Night Vision Device (NVD), Long-Range Reconnaissance and Observation System (LORROS), Battle Field Surveillance Radar (BFSR), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), etc;
- (iii) Up-gradation of intelligence network and Sensitization of field formations.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1463 FOR 07.12.2021

- (iv) Conduct of special operations along the border and adjoining areas;
- (v) Establishment  of  observation  posts,  Area  Domination  Patrols  along  the border,  use  of  water  craft  and  boats  for  domination  of  riverine  areas along the International Border, etc.

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## LSUSQ No.-1463 for 07.12.2021 Annexure-I

## State-wise details of cases registered (CR) under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act during 2016-2020:-

| SL                      | State/UT                   | 2016                    | 2017       | 2018       | 2019       | 2020      |
|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
| 1                       | Andhra Pradesh             | CR                      | CR         | CR         | CR         | CR 866    |
| 2                       | Arunachal Pradesh          | 722 116                 | 682 124    | 534 122    | 717 124    | 132       |
| 3                       | Assam                      | 380                     | 354        | 478        | 841        | 983       |
| 4                       | Bihar                      | 576                     | 749        | 615        | 697        | 964       |
| 5                       | Chhattisgarh               | 595                     | 743        | 712        | 707        | 875       |
| 6                       | Goa                        | 60                      | 168        | 222        | 218        |           |
|                         |                            |                         |            |            |            | 147       |
| 7                       | Gujarat                    | 61                      | 69         | 150        | 289        | 308       |
|                         | Himachal                   | 929                     | 1010       | 1342       | 1439       |           |
| 9                       | Pradesh                    |                         |            |            |            | 1538      |
| 10 11                   | Jharkhand                  | 129                     | 204        | 237        | 242        | 415       |
|                         | Karnataka                  | 655                     | 1126       | 1030       | 1652       | 4054      |
| 12                      | Kerala                     | 5924                    | 9244       | 8724       | 9245       | 4968      |
| 13                      | Madhya Pradesh             | 790                     | 1286       | 1874       | 3432       | 3155      |
| 14                      | Maharashtra                | 14590                   | 14634      | 12195      | 14158      | 4714      |
| 15                      | Manipur                    | 91                      | 275        | 381        | 338 117    | 304       |
| 16                      | Meghalaya                  | 47                      | 56         | 81         |            | 76        |
| 17 18                   | Mizoram                    | 105                     | 139        | 164        | 160        | 97 115    |
|                         | Nagaland                   | 58                      | 81         | 66         | 142        |           |
| 19                      | Odisha                     | 548                     | 573        | 573        | 980        | 1179      |
| 20 21                   | Punjab Rajasthan           | 5906 1246               | 12356 1596 | 11654 1862 | 11536 2592 | 6909 2743 |
| 22                      | Sikkim                     |                         | 3          | 7          | 20         | 19        |
|                         | Tamil Nadu                 | 3 3424                  | 3812       | 3717       | 4329       | 5403      |
| 23 24                   | Telangana                  | 232                     | 387        | 311        | 464        | 509       |
| 25                      | Tripura                    | 55                      | 84         | 431        | 316        | 307       |
| 26                      | Uttar Pradesh              | 6834                    | 7439       | 8821       | 10198      | 10852     |
| 27                      | Uttarakhand                | 628                     | 1017       | 1064       | 1396       | 1282      |
| 28                      | West Bengal                | 1428                    | 1724       | 1479       |            |           |
|                         |                            | 48164                   |            |            | 1421       | 1626      |
|                         | TOTAL STATE(S)             |                         | 62135      | 61433      | 70447      | 57600     |
| 29                      | A&N Islands                | 21                      | 34         | 49         | 133        | 55        |
| 30                      | Chandigarh                 | 144                     | 244        | 178        | 226        | 134       |
| 31                      | D&N Haveli and Daman& Diu+ | 3                       | 3          | 3          | 0          | 5         |
| 32                      | Delhi                      | 297                     | 376        | 507        | 712        | 748       |
| 33                      | Jammu& Kashmir*            | 619                     | 991        | 938        | 1173       | 1222      |
| 34                      | Ladakh Lakshadweep         | - 5                     | - 6        | -          | -          | 2         |
| 35                      |                            |                         |            | 8          | 4          | 4         |
| 36                      | Puducherry                 | 3                       | 11         | 21         | 26         | 36        |
|                         | TOTAL UT(S)                | 1092                    | 1665       | 1704       | 2274       | 2206      |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 49256 | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 49256    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 49256 | 63800      | 63137      | 72721      | 59806     |

Source: NCRB

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2016 & 2017

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during 2016 & 2017