Lok Sabha Question No. 3944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Smuggling of Drugs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh, Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3944

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  MARCH, 2025/ CHAITRA 4, 1947 (SAKA)

SMUGGLING OF DRUGS

†3944. SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  the  cases  of smuggling of mephedrone, hem etc. Drugs in several States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof for the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the cases of smuggling of drugs in Maharashtra have come to light during the last three years and if so, the details thereof, district-wise including Dharashiv district;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any inquiry in this regard, if so, the number of persons found guilty and the details of the actions taken against them;
- (e) the decision taken in respect of handing over the investigation in the case of mephedrone smuggling in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra to the CBI and the details thereof;
- (f)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  issued  any  orders  to  the  State Government to take strict action against the guilty persons in this regard, if so, the details thereof;
- (g)  whether  the  incidents  of  drug  smuggling  have  come  to  light  in Tamalwadi under Rozi Tuljapur-Tehsil;
- (h) whether the Home Ministry of Maharashtra Government has informed this Ministry about this matter;
- (i) whether the Union Government is taking this matter seriously; and

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3944 FOR 25.03.2025

(j) the quick/proper actions taken by the Government to severely punish all the smugglers involved in these cases?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The  State-wise/  Union  Territories-wise  details  of  number  of cases relating to Mephedrone and Hemp (Cannabis) and arrests effected as reported by all Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is at  Annexure-I.

(c) District-wise  data  of  seizure  of  drugs  are  not  maintained  by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). However, as per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2022, cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,  1985  in  the  districts  of  Maharashtra  (including  Dharashiv  district) during 2020 to 2022 is at Annexure-II.

- (d) & (e) Investigation  is  conducted  by  the  respective  DLEAs  in  such cases and entrustment of cases to CBI is under the purview of respective State Governments and Constitutional Courts.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3944 FOR 25.03.2025

- (f) From  time  to  time,  the  Government  of  India  through  various platforms  like  NCORD  Mechanism,  National  and  Regional  Conferences, National  Anti-narcotic  Task  Force  Meetings  emphasis  to  the  States including  Maharashtra  to  take  strict  action  against  offenders  of  drug smuggling.

(g) to (j) Incidents of drug smuggling in Tamalwadi under Rozi TuljapurTehsil has not been specifically brought to the notice of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the nodal agency for coordinating authority with Central and all State DLEAs.

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State-wise/ Union Terroritory-wise details of number of cases relating to Mephedrone and Hemp (Cannabis) and arrests effected as reported by all Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)

| State             |             | 2022 Cannabis (Ganja, Hashish,   | Mephedrone (Ganja,   | 2023 Cannabis Hashish, Mephedrone   | 2024 Cannabis Hashish,   | Mephedrone   |
|-------------------|-------------|----------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar | Case        | Hashish Oil) 43                  | 0                    | Hashish Oil) 58 0                   | Hashish Oil) 59          | 0            |
|                   | Arrest      | 60                               | 0                    | 80 0                                | 89                       | 0            |
| Andhra Pradesh    | Case        | 1404                             | 0                    | 1728 1                              | 1853                     | 0            |
|                   | Arrest      | 3350                             | 0                    | 5327 0                              | 4656 34                  | 0            |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Case        | 36                               | 0                    | 16 0 35 0                           | 54                       | 0 0          |
|                   | Arrest Case | 64 750                           | 0                    | 627 1                               | 649                      | 0            |
| Assam             | Arrest      | 1086                             | 0 0                  | 852 3                               | 885                      | 0            |
| Bihar             | Case        | 768                              | 0                    | 673 0                               | 702                      | 0            |
|                   | Arrest      | 1085                             | 0                    | 910 0                               | 836                      | 0            |
| Chandigarh        | Case        | 48                               | 0                    | 27 0 0                              | 19                       | 0            |
|                   | Arrest      | 59                               | 0                    | 32                                  | 31                       | 0            |
| Chhattisgarh      | Case        | 866                              | 0                    | 1058 0                              | 1070                     | 0            |
|                   | Arrest      | 1264                             | 0                    | 1534 0                              | 1610                     | 0            |
| Dadar & Nagar     | Case        | 2                                | 1                    | 3 0                                 | 3                        | 0            |
|                   | Arrest      | 5                                | 1                    | 9 0                                 | 15                       | 0            |
| Goa               | Case        | 103                              | 1                    | 83 0                                | 117 141                  | 0            |
|                   | Arrest      | 124                              | 2                    | 100 0                               |                          | 0            |
| Gujarat           | Case        | 325                              | 69 148               | 386 91                              | 383                      | 112          |
|                   | Arrest      | 489                              |                      | 450 157                             | 500                      | 202          |
| Haryana           | Case        | 1437                             | 0                    | 1384 0 1639                         | 1128                     | 0            |
| Himachal Pradesh  | Arrest Case | 1744 594                         | 0 0                  | 0 659 0                             | 1403 622                 | 0 0          |
|                   | Arrest      | 837                              | 0                    | 899 0                               | 846                      | 0            |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | Case        | 592                              | 0                    | 641 0                               | 617                      | 0 0          |
|                   | Arrest      | 765                              | 0                    | 865 0                               | 813                      |              |
| Jharkhand         | Case        | 128                              | 0                    | 156 0                               | 324                      | 0            |
|                   | Arrest Case | 183 4810                         | 0 0                  | 225 0 2348                          | 365 1331                 | 0 0          |
| Karnataka         | Arrest      | 6487                             |                      | 1                                   | 2052                     | 0            |
|                   | Case        |                                  | 0                    | 3278 0 0                            | 26295                    | 0            |
| Kerala            |             | 25858                            | 0                    | 29094 30932 0                       | 27777                    | 0            |
|                   | Arrest Case | 27914 2                          | 0                    | 0 0                                 | 0                        | 0            |
| Ladakh            | Case        | 2                                | 0 0                  | 0 0                                 | 0                        | 0            |
| Lakshadweep       | Case        | 0                                | 0                    | 5 0                                 | 0                        | 0            |
|                   | Case        | 0                                | 0                    | 6 0                                 | 0 3056                   | 0 4          |
| Madhya Pradesh    | Case        | 3568                             | 17                   | 2504 9                              | 3646                     | 13           |
|                   | Arrest Case | 4091 1350                        | 27 290               | 3026 14 647                         | 1892                     | 549          |
| Maharashtra       |             |                                  |                      | 1849 975                            | 2346                     | 838          |
|                   | Arrest      | 1678                             | 437                  | 2261                                | 23                       | 0            |
| Manipur           | Case        | 7                                | 0                    | 21 0 0                              | 21                       | 0            |
| Meghalaya         | Arrest Case | 6 24                             | 0                    | 103 28 0                            | 11                       | 0            |
|                   | Arrest Case | 23                               | 0 0                  | 0 0                                 | 9 67                     | 0 0          |
| Mizoram           |             | 42 52                            | 0 0                  | 48 65 96 3                          | 78                       | 0            |
|                   | Arrest Case | 12                               | 0                    | 0 0                                 | 8                        | 0            |
| Nagaland          | Arrest      | 16                               | 0                    | 0                                   | 9                        | 0            |
|                   |             | 370                              | 0                    | 3 0                                 | 536                      | 0            |
| New Delhi         | Case Arrest | 463                              | 0                    | 329 423                             | 653                      | 0            |
| Odisha            | Case        | 1475                             | 0                    | 0 2547 0 0                          | 2343 3162                | 0            |
|                   | Arrest Case | 2377 141                         | 0                    | 3317 0                              | 121                      | 0 0          |
| Puducherry        |             | 273                              | 0 0                  | 148 0                               | 306                      | 0            |
|                   | Arrest Case | 486                              | 0                    | 356 0                               | 286                      | 0            |
| Punjab            | Arrest      | 638                              | 0                    | 288 0                               | 361                      | 0            |
|                   |             | 911                              |                      | 371 1                               | 1391                     | 74           |
| Rajasthan         | Case Arrest | 1037                             | 0 0                  | 1164 1312 1 0                       | 1540 0                   | 97           |
| Sikkim            | Case        | 2                                | 0                    | 2                                   |                          | 0            |
|                   | Arrest      | 4                                | 0                    | 3 0                                 | 0                        | 0            |
| Tamil Nadu        | Case        | 553                              | 0                    | 410 0 0                             | 443 432                  | 0 0          |
|                   | Arrest      | 568                              | 0                    |                                     | 2158                     |              |
| Telangana         | Case Arrest | 1171 2759                        | 26 82                | 1 2 0                               | 4894                     | 4 6          |
|                   |             | 290                              | 0                    | 368 1366 2781                       | 269                      | 0            |
| Tripura           | Case        |                                  |                      | 0                                   |                          |              |
|                   | Arrest      | 388                              | 0                    | 295 483                             | 441 4024                 | 0            |
| Uttar Pradesh     | Case        | 6763 6967                        | 0                    | 5555 6772                           | 5165                     | 1 1          |
|                   | Arrest      |                                  | 0                    |                                     | 442                      | 0            |
| Uttarakhand       | Case        | 456                              | 0                    | 1 5 0 0                             |                          | 0            |
|                   | Arrest      | 542                              | 0                    | 464 605                             | 595 366                  | 1            |
|                   | Case        | 385                              | 0                    |                                     |                          |              |
| West Bengal       |             |                                  | 0                    | 287 502                             | 611                      | 1            |
|                   | Arrest      | 657                              |                      | 0 0                                 |                          |              |

Source: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)

Cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 in the districts of Maharashtra (including Dharashiv district) during 2020 to 2022

| Sl    | Districts                                                          | 2020   | 2021   | 2022   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1     | Ahmednagar                                                         | 12     | 17     | 69     |
| 2     | Akola                                                              | 14     | 61     | 36     |
| 3     | Amravati Commr                                                     | 7      | 11     | 17     |
| 4     | Amravati Rural                                                     | 17     | 21     | 13     |
| 5     | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Commr                                    | 12     | 24     | 41     |
| 6     | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Rural                                    | 6      | 7      | 12     |
| 7     | Beed                                                               | 3      | 7      | 7      |
| 8     | Bhandara                                                           | 8      | 12     | 15     |
| 9     | Buldhana                                                           | 4      | 12     | 14     |
| 10    | Chandrapur                                                         | 20     | 22     | 12     |
| 11    | Dhule                                                              | 35     | 37     | 32     |
| 12    | Gadchiroli                                                         | 3      | 3      | 3      |
| 13    | Gondia                                                             | 5      | 5      | 6      |
| 14    | Hingoli                                                            | 6      | 5      | 7      |
| 15    | Jalgaon                                                            | 8      | 10     | 13     |
| 16    | Jalna                                                              | 9      | 11     | 10     |
| 17    | Kolhapur                                                           | 42     | 32     | 38     |
| 18    | Latur                                                              | 2      | 6      | 5      |
| 19    | Mumbai Commr                                                       | 3509   | 7089   | 11046  |
| 20    | Mumbai Railway                                                     | 60     | 159    | 10     |
| 21    | Nagpur Commr                                                       | 70     | 338    | 280    |
| 22    | Nagpur Railway                                                     | 9      | 26     | 25     |
| 23    | Nagpur Rural                                                       | 26     | 34     | 19 6   |
| 24    | Nanded                                                             | 2      | 6      | 8      |
| 25    | Nandurbar                                                          | 5      | 14     |        |
| 26    | Nasik Commr                                                        | 17     | 13     | 27     |
| 27    | Nasik Rural Mumbai                                                 | 4 61   | 14     | 12 149 |
| 28    | Navi                                                               |        | 88     |        |
| 29    | Dharashiv                                                          | 7      | 10     | 9      |
| 30    | Palghar                                                            | 5      | 3      | 19     |
| 31    | Parbhani                                                           | 5      | 11     | 6      |
| 32    | Pune Commr                                                         | 118    | 107    | 149    |
| 33    | Pune Railway                                                       | 2      | 4      | 12     |
| 34    | Pune Rural                                                         | 28     | 35     | 22     |
| 35    | Raigad                                                             | 7      | 19     | 14     |
| 36    | Ratnagiri                                                          | 12     | 22     | 12     |
| 37    | Sangli                                                             | 50     | 44     | 42     |
| 38    | Satara                                                             | 8      | 20     | 32     |
| 39    | Sindhudurg                                                         | 2      | 5      | 3      |
| 40    | Solapur Commr                                                      | 1      | 29     | 14     |
| 41    | Solapur Rural                                                      | 10     | 76     | 34     |
| 42    | Thane Commr                                                        | 150    | 534    | 550    |
| 43    | Thane Rural                                                        | 4      | 11     | 4      |
| 44    | Wardha                                                             | 21     | 36     | 34     |
| 45    | Washim                                                             | 4      | 4      | 7      |
| 46    | Yavatmal                                                           | 6      | 6      | 4      |
| 47    | Pimpri Chinchwad City                                              | 34     | 108    | 99     |
| 48 49 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar Commr | 0 264  | 1 918  | 7 825  |
|       | State Total                                                        | 4714   | 10087  | 13830  |

Source : Crime in India, NCRB