Lok Sabha Question No. 930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Drugs Seized by NCB
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi, Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 930

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

DRUGS SEIZED BY NCB

930.     SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total contraband drugs seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from ports and airports during the last three years;

(b) the number of cases registered, persons arrested, convicted and jailed during the said period, State-wise;

- (c)  whether  there  is  any  limit  to  keep  such  drugs  in  possession  that  are legal or illegal and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  whether  NCB  has  arrested  many  persons  on  small  amount  of  drugs  in possession  or  as  conspirator  and  failed  to  establish  the  source  of  large quantities of drugs seized in different ports  and airports  and other establishments;

(e)  if  so,  the  steps  taken  or  being taken  by the Government to make NCB more professional; and

(f)  whether the Government has directed to form dedicated Anti-Narcotics Task Forces in every State, if so, the details thereof and the present status thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a): The details of maritime drugs seizure taken over by Narcotics Control

Bureau  (NCB)  from  Navy  and  Coast  Guards  during the year 2019, 2020 &

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 930 FOR 08.02.2022

2021 is  at  Annexure-'A'.    The  seizure  made  at  airports  by  NCB  during  the year 2019, 2020 & 2021 is at Annexure-'B

(b): The details of state-wise number of cases registered by NCB, persons arrested, persons convicted and persons jailed during the year 2019, 2020 & 2021 is at Annexure-'C.

(c) to (e): As per Section 8(c) of NDPS Act, 1985 (as amended) possession of any quantity of narcotic drug and psychotropic substance is illegal.  NCB has  made  a  total  83  seizures  of  small  quantity  of  various  drugs  and  56 persons arrested during last three year from 2019 to 2021.

(f): Instructions  were  issued  to  Chief  Secretary  of  all  the  States  for creation of dedicated Anti Narcotics Cell in all affected States, vide  MHA order  No.  I-12023/2/2017-NCB-II,  dated  29  July,  2019.  The  said  directions were again reiterated vide NCB's letter No. III/4/NCORD-APEX/P&C/2021/376, dated 21.01.2022.

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ANNEXURE-A L.S.US.Q.NO.930 FOR 08.02.2022

Details  of  maritime  drugs  seizure  taken  over  by  Narcotics  Control  Bureau (NCB) from Navy and Coast Guards during the year 2019, 2020 & 2021

|   Year | Date       | Drug                        |   Quantity (In Kg) | Seized at                  |
|--------|------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
|   2019 | 21-09-2019 | Methamphetamine             |           1156     | Andaman & Nicobar          |
|   2019 | 22-12-2019 | Methamphetamine             |            252     | Kolkata                    |
|   2019 |            | Ketamine                    |            110     | Kolkata                    |
|   2019 |            | Mixture of ATS AND Ketamine |              9.5   | Kolkata                    |
|   2020 | 26-11-2020 | Heroin                      |             96     | Tuticorin,Tamil Nadu       |
|   2020 |            | ATS                         |             18.325 | Tuticorin,Tamil Nadu       |
|   2021 | 25-03-2021 | Heroin                      |            300     | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
|   2021 | 19-04-2021 | Heroin                      |            337     | Ernakulam, Kerala          |

Source : NCB

## Seizure made at airports by NCB during the year 2019, 2020 & 2021

| Date     | 2019              | Date     | 2019                    | 2020   | 2020    | Date     | 2021*             | 2021*   | 2021*   |
|----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------------|--------|---------|----------|-------------------|---------|---------|
| Date     | Name of Drugs     | Date     | Name of Drugs           | Qty    | Qty     | Date     | Name of Drugs     | Qty     | Qty     |
| Date     | Name of Drugs     | Date     | Name of Drugs           | Kgs    | pcs     | Date     | Name of Drugs     | Kgs     | pcs     |
| 10.01.19 | Pseudoephedrine   | 15.01.20 | Hashish                 | 7.811  |         | 28.01.21 | HEROIN            | 8       | 0       |
| 27.01.19 | Pseudoephedrine   | 24.01.20 | Zolpidem                |        | 9900    |          | COCAINE           | 1.7     | 0       |
| 29.01.19 | Pseudoephedrine   | 28.01.20 | Ganja                   | 8.4    |         | 30.01.21 | OTHER             | 22.1    | 0       |
| 01.03.19 | MDMA              | 01.02.20 | Heroin                  | 1.845  |         |          | COUGH SYRUP       | 0       | 20      |
| 03.03.19 | Cocaine           | 08.02.20 | Heroin                  | 0.328  |         | 18.02.21 | HEROIN            | 2.96    | 0       |
| 05.03.19 | Hashish           | 12.02.20 | CBCS                    |        | 200     | 09.04.21 | HASHISH           | 3       | 0       |
| 22.03.19 | Hashish           | 17.02.20 | Heroin                  | 8.82   |         | 19.04.21 | HEROIN            | 5       | 0       |
| 22.03.19 | Cocaine           | 08.07.20 | Psychotropic Substances | 274.75 |         | 21.04.21 | HEROIN            | 3.19    | 0       |
| 22.03.19 | Amphetamines      | 08.07.20 | Tramadol Tab.           |        | 1169790 |          | OTHER             | 3.9     | 0       |
| 25.03.19 | Hashish           | 08.07.20 | Royal 225 Tab.          |        | 140690  | 04.05.21 | METHAMPHETAMINE   | 0.2     | 0       |
| 07.04.19 | Pseudoephedrine   | 09.09.20 | Ganja                   | 4      |         | 19.06.21 | HEROIN            | 2.91    | 0       |
| 10.04.19 | Amphetamines      | 13.10.20 | Heroin                  | 2.304  |         | 08.08.21 | COCAINE           | 1.29    | 0       |
| 10.04.19 | Cocaine           | 25.10.20 | Ganja                   | 4.3    |         | 12.08.21 | COCAINE           | 4.275   | 0       |
| 29.04.19 | Pseudoephedrine   | 05.11.20 | Cocaine                 | 0.005  |         | 03.09.21 | HEROIN            | 2.757   | 0       |
| 08.05.19 | Methaqualone      | 05.11.20 | Ephedrine               | 0.025  |         | 25.09.21 | PSEUDOEPHEDRINE   | 3.54    | 0       |
| 24.05.19 | Opium             | 05.11.20 | Hashish                 | 0.03   |         | 26.09.21 | PSEUDOEPHEDRINE   | 4       | 0       |
| 29.05.19 | Cocaine           | 05.11.20 | Heroin                  | 0.928  |         | 28.09.21 | GANJA             | 5.3     | 0       |
| 03.06.19 | Cocaine           | 08.11.20 | Hashish Oil             | 0.062  |         | 01.11.21 | HEROIN            | 0.7     | 0       |
| 05.06.19 | Pseudoephedrine   | 19.11.20 | Heroin                  | 0.79   |         |          | *provisional data |         |         |
| 13.07.19 | Hashish           | 19.12.20 | Ganja                   | 0.962  |         |          | Source : NCB      |         |         |
| 12.07.19 | Cocaine           | 25.12.20 | Heroin                  | 4.65   |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 13.07.19 | Pseudoephedrine   | 31.12.20 | Heroin                  | 0.7    |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 14.07.19 | Hashish Oil       | 31.12.20 | Heroin                  | 0.002  |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 14.07.19 | Cocaine           |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 19.07.19 | Cocaine           |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 19.07.19 | Cocaine           |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 02.08.19 | Cocaine           |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 20.08.19 | Heroin            |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 20.08.19 | Heroin            |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 01.09.19 | Pseudoephedrine   |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 02.09.19 | Methamphetamine   |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 12.09.19 | Heroin            |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 18.09.19 | Chlordizepox Tab. |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |
| 03.09.19 | Cocaine           |          |                         |        |         |          |                   |         |         |

## ANNEXURE-C

## L.S.US.Q.NO.930 FOR 08.02.2022

## Details of state-wise number of cases registered by NCB, persons arrested, persons convicted and persons jailed during the year 2019, 2020 & 2021

|        | States / UTs       | 2019                    | 2019                    | 2019                     | 2019                  | 2020                    | 2020                    | 2020                     | 2020                  |                         | 2021                    |                          |                       |
|--------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
| S. NO. |                    | No. of Cases registered | No. of Persons arrested | No. of Persons convicted | No. of Persons jailed | No. of Cases registered | No. of Persons arrested | No. of Persons convicted | No. of Persons jailed | No. of Cases registered | No. of Persons arrested | No. of Persons convicted | No. of Persons jailed |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh     | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 2      | Ar. P.             | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 3      | Assam              | 19                      | 55                      | 4                        | 4                     | 19                      | 52                      | 4                        | 4                     | 31                      | 81                      | 0                        | 0                     |
| 4      | Bihar              | 23                      | 67                      | 10                       | 10                    | 14                      | 40                      | 0                        | 0                     | 34                      | 83                      | 17                       | 17                    |
| 5      | Chattisgarh        | 0                       | 0                       | 0                        | 0                     | 0                       | 0                       | 0                        | 0                     | 0                       | 0                       | 0                        | 0                     |
| 6      | Goa                | 2                       | 1                       | 0                        | 0                     | 0                       | 0                       | 0                        | 0                     | 12                      | 21                      | 0                        | 0                     |
| 7      | Gujarat            | 14                      | 25                      | 2                        | 2                     | 12                      | 22                      | 7                        | 7                     | 25                      | 57                      | 5                        | 5                     |
| 8      | Haryana            | 9                       | 21                      | 1                        | 1                     | 10                      | 27                      | 1                        | 1                     | 9                       | 21                      | 11                       | 11                    |
| 9      | HP                 | 5                       | 13                      | NIL                      | NIL                   | 3                       | 10                      | NIL                      | NIL                   | 6                       | 15                      | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 10     | Jharkhand          | 10                      | 26                      | 16                       | 16                    | 12                      | 52                      | 4                        | 4                     | 15                      | 46                      | 4                        | 4                     |
| 11     | Karnataka          | 10                      | 34                      | NIL                      | NIL                   | 21                      | 39                      | NIL                      | NIL                   | 25                      | 62                      | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 12     | Kerala             | 6                       | 9                       | NIL                      | NIL                   | 3                       | 3                       | 1                        | 1                     | 7                       | 21                      | 4                        | 4                     |
| 13     | M.P.               | 6                       | 19                      | 17                       | 17                    | 10                      | 35                      | 0                        | 0                     | 18                      | 31                      | 9                        | 9                     |
| 14     | Maharashtra        | 33                      | 49                      | 1                        | 1                     | 46                      | 111                     | 0                        | 0                     | 107                     | 213                     | 0                        | 0                     |
| 15     | Manipur            | 9                       | 9                       | 1                        | 1                     | 5                       | 10                      | 2                        | 2                     | 13                      | 25                      | 0                        | 0                     |
| 16     | Meghalaya          | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 17     | Mizoram            | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 18     | Nagaland           | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 19     | Odisha             | 4                       | 9                       | 2                        | 2                     | 4                       | 9                       | NIL                      | NIL                   | 10                      | 19                      | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 20     | Punjab             | 60                      | 54                      | 14                       | 14                    | 64                      | 28                      | 13                       | 13                    | 71                      | 44                      | 7                        | 7                     |
| 21     | Rajasthan          | 20                      | 50                      | 12                       | 12                    | 26                      | 61                      | 4                        | 4                     | 25                      | 84                      | 5                        | 5                     |
| 22     | Sikkim             | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu         | 22                      | 40                      | 16                       | 16                    | 19                      | 39                      | 13                       | 13                    | 20                      | 38                      | 2                        | 2                     |
| 24     | Telangana          | 6                       | 11                      | NIL                      | NIL                   | 5                       | 12                      | NIL                      | NIL                   | 13                      | 43                      | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 25     | Tripura            | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 26     | U.P.               | 45                      | 133                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | 38                      | 102                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | 51                      | 156                     | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 27     | Uttarakhand        | 3                       | 5                       | 0                        | 0                     | 5                       | 11                      | 1                        | 1                     | 8                       | 23                      | 0                        | 0                     |
| 28     | West Bengal        | 26                      | 57                      | 13                       | 13                    | 23                      | 44                      | NIL                      | NIL                   | 80                      | 85                      | 7                        | 7                     |
| 29     | UT of A& N Islands | 2                       | 12                      | NIL                      | NIL                   | 1                       | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 30     | D&N Haveli, D&Diu  | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   | NIL                     | NIL                     | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 31     | Chandigarh         | 1                       | 1                       | 3                        | 3                     | 1                       | 6                       | 2                        | 2                     | 1                       | 1                       | NIL                      | NIL                   |
| 32     | J&K and Ladakh     | 7                       | 16                      | 1                        | 1                     | 13                      | 19                      | NIL                      | NIL                   | 18                      | 21                      | 1                        | 1                     |
| 33     | Delhi              | 45                      | 65                      | 16                       | 16                    | 62                      | 85                      | 3                        | 3                     | 76                      | 105                     | 5                        | 5                     |