Lok Sabha Question No. 4983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Seizure of Drugs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4983

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  APRIL, 2025/ CHAITRA 11, 1947 (SAKA)

SEIZURE OF DRUGS

†4983. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether huge consignment of drugs have been seized in Gujarat and Delhi; and
- (b)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  this  serious problem?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The details of quantity of drugs seized, cases registered and persons arrested  in  Gujarat  and  Delhi  under  Narcotic  Drugs  and  Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 as reported by various Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) during 2022 to 2024 is at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

- (b) Government is taking various measures to prevent drug trafficking, in the country including Gujarat and Delhi, some of which are mentioned below: -

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 4983 FOR 01.04.2025

- (i) A 4-tier Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism for ensuring better  coordination  between  Central  &  State  Drug  Law  Enforcement Agencies and other stakeholders in the field of controlling drug trafficking and drug abuse in India has been established. An all in one NCORD portal has been developed for information related to drug law enforcement.
- (ii) A dedicated Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) headed by Additional Director General/ Inspector General level Police Officer has been established  in  each  State/  Union  Territory  to  function  as  the  NCORD Secretariat for the State/ Union Territory and follow-up on compliance of decisions taken in NCORD meetings at different levels.
- (iii) To monitor the investigation of important and significant seizures, a Joint  Coordination  Committee  (JCC)  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has been set up by Government of India.
- (iv) Border  Guarding  Forces  (Border  Security  Force,  Assam  Rifles  and Sashastra  Seema  Bal)  have  been  empowered  under  the  Narcotic  Drugs and  Psychotropic  Substances  (NDPS)  Act,  1985  to  carry  out  search, seizure and arrest for illicit  trafficking  of narcotic  drugs  at international

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 4983 FOR 01.04.2025

border. Further, Railway Protection Force (RPF) has also been empowered under NDPS Act to check drug trafficking along the railway routes.

- (v) Narcotics  Control Bureau (NCB)  coordinates   with   other  agencies like, Navy, Coast  Guard, Border  Security   Force,  State  ANTF,  etc.,  to conduct joint operations to control the drug trafficking.
- (vi) Electronics scanning of consignments for drug detection at all Ports are being ensured.
- (vii) 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.

(viii)  A task force on Darknet and Crypto-Currency has been set up under the Multi Agency Centre (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.

- (ix) To  assist  all  DLEAs/other  investigation  agencies  for  investigation and proactive policing, National Integrated Database on Arrested NarcoOffenders (NIDAAN) portal  is  developed.  It  provides  data  of  narcotics offenders involved in narcotics offences under Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
- (x) A  National  Narcotics  Helpline  No.  1933  'Madak -Padarth  Nished Asoochna Kendra' (MANAS) has been created a s  24x7 toll-free  National Narcotics Call Centre helpline. 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 modes of communication like call, SMS, Chat-bot, e-mail & web-link.
- (xi) Assistance  is  being  provided  by  Central  Govt.  to  the  states  for upgradation of existing Forensic Science Laboratories in the states under different schemes.
- (xii)  A high-level dedicated group has been created in National Security Council  Secretariat  (NSCS)  in  November  2022  to  analyze  the  drug trafficking  through  maritime  routes,  challenges  and  solutions  (Maritime Security Group -NSCS).

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## Annexure-I

Details of Quantity of Drugs seized, Cases & Arrest in Gujarat from 2022 to 2024

| Year                  | 2022   | 2023     | 2024   |
|-----------------------|--------|----------|--------|
| Total Cases           | 516    | 604      | 623    |
| Total Person Arrested | 849    | 803      | 903    |
| Drug / Year           | 2022   | 2023     | 2024   |
| ATS (In Kg)           | 223.78 | 60.81    | 808    |
| Cocaine (In Kg)       | 53.97  | 87.13    | 13.19  |
| Ephedrine/ (In Kg)    | 0      | 479.00   | 0      |
| Codeine (Kg)          | 91.10  | 0        | 1.00   |
| Ganja (In Kg)         | 12,839 | 12,486   | 6,574  |
| Hashish (In Kg)       | 933.97 | 53.44    | 3,716  |
| Heroin (In Kg)        | 741.59 | 30.93    | 90.14  |
| Ketamine (In Kg)      | 0      | 0        | 59.78  |
| LSD (In Blots)        | 0      | 30       | 19     |
| MDMA (In Kg)          | 0.01   | 0.19     | 0      |
| Mephedrone (In Kg)    | 325.58 | 12.24    | 42.71  |
| Mescaline (In Kg)     | 0      | 0        | 21.17  |
| Morphine (In Kg)      | 0      | 0        | 2.70   |
| Opium (In Kg)         | 11.48  | 4.72     | 320    |
| Poppy Straw (In Kg)   | 13,120 | 10,460   | 7,920  |
| Injections (In Nos)   | 0      | 2,58,672 | 0      |
| CBCS (In Bottles)     | 8,402  | 27,089   | 16,509 |
| Tablets (In Kg)       | 102.49 | 615.98   | 0      |
| Tablets (In Nos)      | 9,444  | 6,17,179 | 2,884  |

Source: Narcotics Control Bureau

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Annexure-II

## Details of Quantity of Drugs seized, cases & Arrest in Delhi from 2022 to 2024

| Year                     | 2022     | 2023     | 2024      |
|--------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
| Total Cases              | 1,343    | 1,415    | 1,854     |
| Total Person Arrested    | 1,573    | 1,655    | 2,177     |
| Drug / Year              | 2022     | 2023     | 2024      |
| Acetic Anhydride (In Kg) | 2.75     | 0        | 0         |
| ATS (In Kg)              | 24.59    | 17.55    | 38        |
| Cocaine (In Kg)          | 51.64    | 62.27    | 1,396.39  |
| Ephedrine (In Kg)        | 13.28    | 25.44    | 87.56     |
| Ganja (In Kg)            | 4764     | 3,733    | 4,903     |
| Hashish (In Kg)          | 92.60    | 82.28    | 64        |
| Heroin (In Kg)           | 449.09   | 94.86    | 233.92    |
| Ketamine (In Kg)         | 0        | 8.83     | 0         |
| Khat Leaves (In Kg)      | 0        | 286.70   | 0         |
| LSD (In Blots)           | 0        | 29,013   | 0         |
| LSD (In Kg)              | 0.01     | 0        | 0         |
| MDMA (In Kg)             | 1.13     | 1.60     | 8.17      |
| Mephedrone (In Kg)       | 0        | 0.11     | 0         |
| Mescaline (In Kg)        | 1.76     | 0        | 3.80      |
| Methaqualone (In Kg)     | 1.66     | 15.69    | 0.45      |
| Opium (In Kg)            | 83.29    | 405.43   | 132       |
| Poppy Straw (In Kg)      | 243      | 346      | 1,099     |
| Injection (In No.)       | 2,385    | 2,141    | 92,124    |
| CBCS (In Bottles)        | 0        | 36,947   | 5,60,108  |
| Tablets (In Kgs)         | 4.31     | 2.58     | 454.48    |
| Tablets (In No.)         | 5,64,644 | 5,64,269 | 28,05,941 |

Source: Narcotics Control Bureau