Lok Sabha Question No. 223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Smuggling of Narcotic Substances
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

## 223.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 223

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2025/MAGHA 14, 1946 (SAKA)

## Smuggling of Narcotic Substances

## Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy: Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any study/survey recently regarding the movement and smuggling of narcotic substances in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  total  volume  and  number  of  seizures  of  such  narcotic substances during the last five years, especially from the ports and border areas of the country;
- (c) the details of the total valuation of such seized narcotics in a year-wise manner and the country of origin of the same;
- (d) the details of the total number of arrests and convictions in regard to movement and smuggling of narcotic substances, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the movement and smuggling of narcotic substances across the country during the last five years, especially in Andhra Pradesh, Statewise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) No Study/ Survey has been conducted specifically regarding the movement and smuggling  of  narcotic  substances  in  the  country.  However,  Narcotics  Control Bureau  (NCB)  collects  and  collates  data  from  all  Drug  Law  Enforcement Agencies  (DLEAs)  in  connection  with  drug  seizures.  Further,  the  Ministry  of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJ&E) conducted a nationwide survey in 2004 & 2019 on drug consumption and abuse, which provides insights into the extent and patterns of drug use in India.
- (b) and (c) The details of drug seizures effected at ports during last 05 years are attached as Annexure-A .  Further,  all  India  seizure  data  during  last  05  years  including bordering States of the country is attached as Annexure-B .  The data of drug seizures on the basis of origin of country is not maintained.
- (d) The state-wise details of the total number of arrests is attached as Annexure-C . Further, the state-wise conviction data of NCB and Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) cases is attached as Annexure-D .
- (e) The steps taken by the Government to reduce the movement and smuggling of narcotic substances across the country during the last five years, especially in Andhra Pradesh are attached as Annexure-E .

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## Annexure-A

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## Details of Total volume, number of seizures and value of NDPS seized at Ports from 2019-2024 (Nov)

| Year                     |   Seizure | No. of Cases   | International Illicit Market Value of Seized drugs   |
|--------------------------|-----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 130 Kg                   |         1 | 260 Crores     | 2019                                                 |
| 191 Kg                   |         1 | 382 Crores     | 2020                                                 |
| 3610 Kg                  |         4 | 8,129 Crores   | 2021                                                 |
| 1161 Kg                  |        10 | 2,417 Crores   | 2022                                                 |
| 1 Kg                     |         1 | 5 Crores       | 2023                                                 |
| 94,19,000 no. of tablets |         2 | 376 Crores     | 2024 *                                               |

(Source: NCB)

## Annexure B

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## Details of Total volume, number of seizures and value of NDPS seized across

## All-India from 2019-2024

| Year      | Seizure (In Kg)   | No. of Cases   | International Illicit Market Value of seized drugs   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 6,86,171  | 57,867            | 12,201 Crores  | 2019                                                 |
| 10,82,511 | 55,622            | 14,982 Crores  | 2020                                                 |
| 16,33,592 | 68,144            | 23,931 Crores  | 2021                                                 |
| 12,53,662 | 1,02,769          | 19,275 Crores  | 2022                                                 |
| 13,89,725 | 1,09,546          | 16,123 Crores  | 2023                                                 |
| 10,87,173 | 72,496            | 16,966 Crores  | 2024 *                                               |

Source: NCB

## Annexure-C

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## Total number of Arrests in NDPS Cases State wise from 2019-2024

| State/UT          |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |   2024* |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| Andaman & Nicobar |    166 |     96 |     52 |     74 |    103 |     117 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |   2040 |   2388 |   4204 |   3350 |   5359 |    3707 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |    216 |    231 |    462 |    541 |    389 |     323 |
| Assam             |   1267 |   1731 |   3918 |   4753 |   4843 |    3765 |
| Bihar             |    345 |   1087 |   1518 |   1837 |   1989 |     687 |
| Chandigarh        |    288 |    187 |    132 |    224 |    195 |     111 |
| Chhattisgarh      |    963 |   1239 |   1531 |   1756 |   1945 |    1827 |
| DNH & DD          |      0 |     13 |     12 |      9 |     10 |      15 |
| Goa               |    236 |    198 |    155 |    194 |    165 |     162 |
| Gujarat           |    453 |    495 |    876 |    849 |    803 |     757 |
| Haryana           |   3229 |   4061 |   3400 |   5025 |   4801 |    2685 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |   1931 |   1895 |   2235 |   2215 |   3004 |    2234 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |   1700 |   1769 |   2217 |   2755 |   3072 |    1673 |
| Jharkhand         |    342 |    550 |    966 |    648 |    789 |     844 |
| Karnataka         |   1732 |   5841 |   6834 |   6884 |   3843 |    1258 |
| Kerala            |  11009 |   6025 |   7271 |  29527 |  33191 |   24517 |
| Ladakh            |      0 |      0 |      8 |      3 |      0 |       0 |
| Lakshadweep       |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      6 |       0 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |   4287 |   4460 |   5500 |   6082 |   4969 |    4179 |
| Maharashtra       |   1565 |   1349 |   4016 |  11400 |  14372 |    7433 |
| Manipur           |    422 |    381 |    417 |    643 |    354 |      95 |
| Meghalaya         |    159 |    120 |    117 |    243 |    349 |     157 |
| Mizoram           |   1244 |    707 |    714 |   1129 |   1458 |    1026 |
| Nagaland          |    183 |     54 |    201 |    291 |    492 |     273 |
| New Delhi         |   1125 |   1140 |    917 |   1573 |   1655 |     946 |
| Odisha            |   1491 |   2078 |   2683 |   3521 |   4585 |    3896 |
| Puducherry        |     45 |     66 |    129 |    273 |    356 |     199 |
| Punjab            |  15449 |  10251 |  13345 |  16831 |  15870 |    9734 |
| Rajasthan         |   2945 |   3898 |   3941 |   4515 |   6001 |    5745 |
| Sikkim            |     24 |     26 |     80 |     68 |     38 |      27 |
| Tamil Nadu        |   5631 |   7198 |   9632 |    588 |    421 |     113 |
| Telangana         |   1103 |   1097 |   2999 |   3036 |   3066 |    3596 |
| Tripura           |    509 |    406 |    454 |    768 |   1059 |     730 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |  10138 |   9171 |   7507 |  10732 |  10212 |    7460 |
| Uttarakhand       |   1494 |   1479 |   2152 |   1760 |   1721 |    1135 |
| West Bengal       |    889 |   2154 |   2943 |   2419 |   1469 |    1304 |

*Provisional Data

Source: NCB

## Annexure-D Lok Sabha Unstarred PQ No. 223 for 03.02.2025

## Total number of conviction of cases State wise by NCB from 2019-2024

| State/UT          |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |   2024* |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| Andaman & Nicobar |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Assam             |      1 |      3 |      0 |      2 |      2 |       1 |
| Bihar             |      7 |      0 |      9 |      6 |     15 |      16 |
| Chandigarh        |      8 |      7 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       0 |
| Chhattisgarh      |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| DNH & DD          |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Goa               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      2 |       0 |
| Gujarat           |      1 |      4 |      4 |      2 |     11 |       4 |
| Haryana           |      0 |      0 |      2 |      0 |      4 |       2 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      2 |       0 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |      1 |      0 |      1 |      1 |      0 |       1 |
| Jharkhand         |      9 |      3 |      1 |      4 |      8 |       2 |
| Karnataka         |      0 |      0 |      2 |      4 |      3 |       1 |
| Kerala            |      0 |      1 |      3 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| Ladakh            |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Lakshadweep       |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |      5 |      3 |      2 |      2 |     11 |       9 |
| Maharashtra       |      2 |      3 |      2 |      0 |      1 |       1 |
| Manipur           |     13 |      2 |      1 |      1 |      3 |       0 |
| Meghalaya         |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Mizoram           |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Nagaland          |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| New Delhi         |     15 |      4 |      5 |      3 |      1 |       0 |
| Odisha            |      2 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |       0 |
| Puducherry        |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Punjab            |      0 |      0 |      4 |      3 |      9 |       6 |
| Rajasthan         |      4 |      3 |      3 |      2 |      4 |      12 |
| Sikkim            |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Tamil Nadu        |     10 |      9 |      2 |     12 |      9 |       7 |
| Telangana         |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       2 |
| Tripura           |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |      4 |      1 |      3 |      6 |     12 |      19 |
| Uttarakhand       |      1 |      1 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       0 |
| West Bengal       |      6 |      0 |      4 |      3 |      6 |       5 |

Source: NCB

## Total number of conviction of cases State wise by CBN from 2019-2024

| State/UT       |   2020 to 2024 |
|----------------|----------------|
| Madhya Pradesh |              9 |
| Rajasthan      |              9 |

Source: CBN

## Lok Sabha Unstarred PQ No. 223 for 03.02.2025

## Steps taken by the Government to reduce the movement and smuggling of narcotic substances across the country

1. Considering  the  international  obligations,  or  having  regard  to  the  available information and evidence with respect to the nature and effects of, and the abuse or  scope  for  abuse,  Narcotics  Control  Division,  Department  of  Revenue  has scheduled 134 narcotics drugs under section 2(xi)(b), 173 psychotropic substances under section 3, and 45 controlled substances under section 9A of NDPS Act, 1985 in  order  to  exercise  due  regulation,  control  or  prohibition  in  public  interest  while ensuring availability of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific use subject to the relevant provisions to the NDPS  Act and rules/regulations made  thereunder.
2. To deter smuggling of narcotic substances, DRI and Customs field formations keep a constant vigil and take operational measures, inter alia, based on intelligence, passenger profiling with the aid of Advance Passenger Information System (APIS), risk-based  interdiction  and  targeting,  non-intrusive  inspection  like  baggage  and container  scanning  and  coordination  with  other  agencies.  Field  formations  are regularly sensitized to newer methods of smuggling. On detection and seizure of narcotic substances, action is taken in accordance with law, including arrest and prosecution of the persons involved.
3. To reduce demand reduction, NCB has initiated Mission SPANDAN & MOU have been signed with 05 organisations to tackle drug abuse & addiction to Psychotropic substance through spirituality awareness & collective action.
4. MHA,  GoI  has  established  a 4-tier  Narco-Coordination  Centre  (NCORD) mechanism for ensuring better  coordination  between  Central  &  State  Drug  Law Enforcement  Agencies  and  other  stake  holders  in  the  field  of  controlling  drug trafficking and drug abuse in India. An NCORD portal has been developed by NCB. It is an all in one portal for information related to drug law enforcement. Topics like NCORD,  Training  &  Capacity  Building,  Narco-offenders  data,  legal  information, exemplary initiatives taken by states etc are covered on the NCORD portal.
5. As outcome of the 5 th Apex Level Committee meeting of NCORD, a dedicated Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) headed by ADG/IG level Police Officer has been established in each State/UT to function as the NCORD Secretariat for the State/UT and follow-up on compliance of decisions taken in NCORD meetings at different levels.
6. NCB coordinates with state ANTF of Andhra Pradesh to conduct joint operations to control the drug trafficking.
7. Operation  'Parivarthana'  was  launched  to  destroy  Ganja  plantation  in  Andhra/ Odisha border in Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district in the year 2021-22. . The crop destruction operation was carried out in 08 phases (from 30.10.2021 to 11.01.2022), which resulted into total destruction of 7552 acres of Ganja worth about Rs.9250 crores out of which about 400 acres was destructed by the villagers themselves owing to the sensitization efforts by the agencies. A total of 6,131 cases have been registered in which 17,278 persons have been arrested under NDPS Act, 1985
8. To monitor the investigation of significant and important drug cases including cases of narco-terrorism, a Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) with DG, NCB as its Chairman  has  been  set  up  by  Govt.  of  India  on  19  July  2019.  So  far,  09  JCC meetings at the Central level and 07 JCC at the State level have been conducted.
9. Towards the capacity building of drug law enforcement agencies of the country, NCB is continuously imparting training to the officers of other drug law enforcement agencies.
10. Assistance  is  being  provided  by  Central  Govt.  to  the  states  for  Up  gradation  of existing forensic science laboratory in the states under different schemes.
11. Police Modernisation Scheme: Scheme for assistance to states / UTs for narcotics control assistance from directorate of Forensic Science Services.
12. Financial assistance is being provided to eligible States for strengthening their antinarcotics units under the scheme 'Assistance to States & UTs'.
13. A  task  force  on  Darknet  and  Crypto-Currency  has  been  set  up  under  the  MAC mechanism with a focus on monitoring all platforms facilitating Narco-trafficking, sharing of inputs on drug trafficking amongst Agencies/MAC members, interception of  drug networks, continuous capturing of trends, modus operandi & nodes with regular database updates and review of related rules & laws.
14. Border Guarding Forces (BSF, Assam Rifles and SSB) and other agencies like RPF and NIA have been empowered to take action under the NDPS Act 1985.
15. Intelligence Sharing and Controlled Delivery (CD) Operations within India and with foreign countries are being carried out regularly.
16. To strengthen NCB and to increase its pan India presence, 425 posts in different level  has  been  created  in  NCB.  The  sanctioned  strength  of  NCB  has  been augmented to 1598 .
17. NCB  representatives  are  visiting  Schools  and  colleges  on  regular  basis  for conducting drug Awareness programmes making the vulnerable classes of society aware against abuse of narcotic drugs and its ill effects.
18. Drug Awareness Programme: Power Point Presentation compiling information on drug abuse and its health and economic costs useful for teachers, students and parents  sent  to  all  District  Magistrates/Collectors  of  the  Country  to  conduct awareness programmes in the schools/colleges falling in their jurisdiction.
19. NCB organizes International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26th June every year in all field units of NCB to spread awareness among the general public about the ill effects of drug abuse and drug trafficking.
20. Rallies,  Dramas  are  conducted  regularly  in  association  with  NGOs  to  spread awareness programmes all over the country.
21. SMS alerts of Drug Awareness are flashed through mobile service providers on special occasions.
22. Organization  of  Workshops  and  Seminars  in  coordination  with  various  Govt. agencies and NGOs in the country about ill effects of drug abuse and trafficking.
23. Intensive preventive and interdiction efforts are taken along drug routes.
24. Increased international cooperation for exchange of information and investigative assistance  in  administering  control  over  the  movement  of  Narcotic  Drugs  & Psychotropic Substances and Precursor Chemicals.
25. On the directions of Hon'ble HM, a committee has been constituted by MHA to counter  the  drug  trafficking  through  darknet.  NCB  is  in  process  of  hiring  cyber experts to strengthen its fight against illicit trafficking of drugs specifically on the darkweb using crypto currency.
26. As  per  direction  of  Hon'ble  Union  Home  Minister,  a  National  Narcotics  Helpline 'Madak-Padarth Nished Asoochna Kendra' (MANAS) was created as a 24x7, toll-free National Narcotics Call Centre. Accordingly MANAS has been envisioned as an integrated system providing a single platform for citizens to log, register, track and resolve drug related issues/problems through various mode of communications like call, SMS, Chat-bot, e-mail & web-link.
27. The  Central  Government  (Ministry  of  Finance,  Department  of  Revenue)  has constituted National Fund for Control Drug Abuse (NFCDA), under Section 7A of the NDPS Act, 1985 vide notification dated 29.05.1989, which provides for incurring expenditure for taking the following measures:-
- a) Combating illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or controlled substances;
- b) Controlling the abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;
- c) Identifying, treating, rehabilitating addicts;
- d) Preventing drug abuse;
- e) Educating public against drug abuse; and
- f) Supplying drugs to addicts where such supply is a medical necessity.

The Department of Revenue, aids and assists in awareness programmes on Drug abuse, de-addiction and rehabilitation etc. by granting funds under National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse (NFCDA) to eligible applicants as per procedure prescribed in NFCDA Rules, 2006 & guidelines thereunder. The details of funds sanctioned under the NFCDA in last three financial years, are as under:-

| Financial Year   | Amount Sanctioned   |
|------------------|---------------------|
| 2021-22          | 1,30,83,900.00      |
| 2022-23          | 57,92,375.00        |
| 2023-24          | 20,61,721.00        |