Lok Sabha Question No. 3058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Narcotic Drugs Seized and Destroyed
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3058

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  AUGUST, 2023/ SRAVANA 17, 1945 (SAKA)

NARCOTIC DRUGS SEIZED AND DESTROYED

3058. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the different types of the narcotic substances and drugs seized and destroyed in the country during the last five years, State/monthwise;

(b) the details of the narcotic drugs currently stored in various State police godowns along with the total quantity, State and drug-wise;

(c)  the  number  of  the  incidents  of  theft,  recycling  of  narcotic  substance stored in the State police godowns during the last five years;

(d) the quantity of the drugs having medicinal use seized so far during the last three years; and

(e) whether the Government has taken any action in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) State-wise and Month-wise details of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances  seized  and  disposed  by  Indian  Drug  Law  Enforcement Agencies during  the  last  five  years  as  reported  to  Narcotics  Control

Bureau (NCB) are available at

https://narcoticsindia.nic.in/ImportantSeizure/seizure-by-all-dleas.pdf and https://narcoticsindia.nic.in/DisposalofDrugs/drug-disposal-by-all-dleas.pdf respectively.

- (b) & (c) Such details are not maintained by NCB or National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB).
- (d) The quantity of the drugs having medicinal use seized under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 during the year 2020-2022 is at Annexure-I.
- (e) The Government of India has taken various steps to curb drugs supply (including those which have medicinal usages). Some of these steps are detailed below:-
- (i) The Government has introduced the NCORD mechanism in 2016 to have effective coordination of actions among various Ministries, Departments,  Central  and  States  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  dealing with narcotics. The mechanism was restructured in 2019 into a 4 tier structure as detailed under:-
-  Apex Level Committee (headed by Union Home Secretary)
-  Executive Level Committee (headed by Special Secretary (IS), MHA).
-  State  Level  Committee  (headed  by  Chief  Secretary  of  the concerned State).
-  District Level Committee (Headed by District Magistrate)

NCORD mechanism has been further strengthened by addition of new  members  at  different  levels  to  make  it  more  effective  and comprehensive.

- (ii) A  Joint  Coordination  Committee  (JCC)  was  constituted  vide  MHA's Order dated 19 July, 2019 consisting of Central and State Agencies to monitor investigations in case of large seizure of drugs.
- (iii) Dedicated Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) headed by ADG/IG level Police Officer has been established in each State/UT.
- (iv) To prevent drug trafficking along border areas various border guarding forces like BSF, SSB and Assam Rifles have been empowered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 to make interdiction of drugs.
- (v) To prevent Inter-State movement of narcotic drugs across the country by railway network, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has also been empowered under NDPS Act, 1985 for search, seizure and arrest.
- (vi) The  Government  has  approved  cadre  restructuring  of  NCB  with creation of 425 new posts at different levels, Creation of new Regional Offices at Amritsar, Guwahati, Chennai and Ahmedabad and new Zonal Offices  at  Gorakhpur,  Siliguri,  Agartala,  Itanagar  &  Raipur  to  increase NCB's Pan India presence has also been approved.

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## LS USQ3058  FOR 08.08.2023 Annexure-I

## Drugs having medicinal use seized under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act-1985 during the year 2020-2022

| Drug/Year                         | 2020        | 2021        | 2022        |
|-----------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| CODEINE (In Kg)                   | 6,537       | 660         | 355         |
| CODEINE (In Litre)                | 2,229       | 994         | 2,922       |
| CBCS (In Litre)                   | 2,542       | 569         | 1,059       |
| EPHEDRINE/PSEUDOEPHEDRINE (In Kg) | 841         | 325         | 1,001       |
| KETAMINE (In Kg)                  | 228         | 1           | 3           |
| MORPHINE (In Kg)                  | 17          | 96          | 129         |
| MORPHINE (In Litre)               | 684         | 35          | 0           |
| OPIUM (In Kg)                     | 5,097       | 5,161       | 3,805       |
| INJECTION (In No.)                | 1,18,222    | 1,73,325    | 91,982      |
| CBCS (In Bottle)                  | 10,23,450   | 15,31,666   | 13,20,132   |
| TABLETS OF ALL TYPES IN KGS       | 255         | 1,667       | 802         |
| TABLETS OF ALL TYPE IN NO.        | 4,22,25,867 | 3,79,89,918 | 1,72,96,622 |

Source : NCB