Lok Sabha Question No. 2566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Drugs seized by NCB
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2566

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1945 (SAKA)

DRUGS SEIZED BY NCB

2566. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is aware of international mafia that  has  established  its  network  for  drug  distribution  in  the  country through sea routes and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the variety, quantity and monetary value of drugs seized by NCB at the seaports during the last five years, year and State-wise; and

(c) the number of smugglers who have been arrested and convicted while crossing  the  international  water  borders  during  the  said  period,  Statewise?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Narcotics  Control  Bureau  (NCB)  maintains  continuous  vigil  on nefarious activities of international mafia engaged in drug trafficking and distribution  and  takes  suitable  measures  to  curb  it.  On  the  basis  of  the intelligence,  NCB  conducted  searches  and  seizures  at  sea  ports  in association  with  other  Drug  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  (DLEAs).  The details of drugs seized by NCB at seaports in last 5 years is at Annexure-I.

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LS USQ No. 2566 FOR 19.12.2023 ANNEXURE-I

## THE DETAILS OF SEIZURES BY NCB AT THE SEAPORTS IN LAST 5 YEARS

|   Year | Contraband seized         | Quantity   | State                                                     | Approx. Value*          | No of persons Arrested   |
|--------|---------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|   2018 | No case reported          | -          | -                                                         | -                       | -                        |
|   2019 | Methamphetamine           | 252 kg     | A&N Islands (under NCB Kolkata, West Bengal jurisdiction) | 201.6 Crore             | 06 foreigners            |
|   2019 | Ketamine                  | 110 kg     | A&N Islands (under NCB Kolkata, West Bengal jurisdiction) | 11 Crore                | 06 foreigners            |
|   2019 | Mixture of ATS & Ketamine | 9.5 kg     | A&N Islands (under NCB Kolkata, West Bengal jurisdiction) | Could not be calculated |                          |
|   2019 | Methamphetamine           | 1156 kg    | A&N Islands (under NCB Kolkata, West Bengal jurisdiction) | 924.8 Crore             | 06 foreigners            |
|   2020 | Heroin                    | 96 kg      | Tamil Nadu                                                | 192 Crore               | 07 foreigners            |
|   2020 | ATS                       | 18.325 kg  | Tamil Nadu                                                | 14.66 Crore             | 07 foreigners            |
|   2021 | Heroin                    | 300 kg     | Kerala                                                    | 600 Crore               | 06 foreigners            |
|   2021 | Heroin                    | 337 kg     | Kerala                                                    | 674 Crore               | 05 foreigners            |
|   2022 | Charas                    | 528.7 kg   | Gujarat                                                   | 13.22 Crore             | Nil                      |
|   2022 | Amphetamine               | 221.1 kg   | Gujarat                                                   | 176.88 Crore            | Nil                      |
|   2022 | Heroin                    | 13.3 kg    | Gujarat                                                   | 26.6 Crore              | Nil                      |
|   2022 | Heroin                    | 200 kg     | Kerala                                                    | 400 Crore               | 06 foreigners            |
|   2022 | Ganja                     | 290.49 kg  | Tamil Nadu                                                | 1.45 Crore              | 04 Indians               |
|   2022 | Hashish Oil               | 1 kg       |                                                           |                         |                          |

*There is no standard way of pricing illicit drugs. Source:  Narcotics Control Bureau

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