Lok Sabha Question No. 407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Organized Drug Syndicates
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rajabhau Parag Prakash Waje

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 407

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 11, 1947 (SAKA)

ORGANIZED DRUG SYNDICATES

407.  SHRI RAJABHAU PARAG PRAKASH WAJE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the alarming spread of organized drug syndicates operating in cities like Nashik, as reported recently, with active involvement of women and inter-State rackets;

(b)  if  so,  whether  any  special  operations,  inter-State  coordination  or Narcotics  Control  Bureau  (NCB)  task  forces  have  been  deployed  to dismantle these syndicates;

(c) the number of arrests, seizures and convictions made in Maharashtra during the last two years under NDPS Act provisions; and

(d)  whether the Government proposes any new policy, public awareness campaigns  or  rehabilitation  support  for  affected  youth  and  families  to address the growing menace effectively?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b)  The  Government,  in  close  coordination  with  various  Central  and State Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, has taken coordinated measures to combat drug trafficking in the country, some of which are mentioned below: -

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- (i) Constituted a 4-tier Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism which enables coordination among Central and State agencies.
- (ii) Anti-Narcotics Task  Force  (ANTF)  has  been  established  in  all States/UTs, which also serves as NCORD secretariats for local enforcement.
- (iii) Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) has been set up at the Centre and State level to oversee significant drug seizure investigations.
- (iv) Border Guarding Forces and Railway Protection Force are empowered  under  the  NDPS  Act  for  enforcement  at  borders  and  rail routes.
- (v) In a major breakthrough, ATS Gujarat Police on 03.08.2024 conducted a raid in Bhiwandi  (Maharashtra)  and  seized  10.969  kg  of solid Mephedrone and 781.463 kg of liquid Mephedrone. 02 persons were arrested in connection with the  seizure.
- (vi) NCB  collaborates  with  other  agencies  like  Navy,  Coast  Guard, Border  Security  Force,  and  State  ANTFs  to  carry  out  joint  anti-drug operations.

(vii) Electronic scanning of consignments at ports are installed to detect drugs.

(viii)  For  better  coordination  with  State  Authorities,  sharing  of  real  time intelligence  and  effective  operational  efficiency, 01 Regional  Office, 01

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Zonal  Office  and  01  Field  Office  of  Narcotics  Control  Bureau  (NCB)  are functional in the State of Maharashtra.

(ix) Several  digital  initiatives  like  NCORD  portal,  Crime  and  Criminal Tracking  Network  System  (CCTNS),  National  Integrated  Database  on Arrested Narco-Offenders (NIDAAN), National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) etc. are in operation to strengthen drug law enforcement, intelligence sharing, investigation and capacity building.

- (c) As  per  latest  data  published  by  National  Crime  Records  Bureau (NCRB) pertaining  to  the  year  2023,  Persons  Arrested  (PAR),  drug seizures and Persons   Convicted  (PCV)  in  Maharashtra  during  2022  and 2023 registered under the  Narcotic  Drugs  and  Psychotropic  Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 is as under: -

|   Year |   PAR | Seizure                               |   PCV |
|--------|-------|---------------------------------------|-------|
|   2022 | 16777 | 20185.509 Kgs 22672 Nos 5240.308 Ltrs |  5509 |
|   2023 | 16646 | 22044.77 Kgs 32376 Nos 6936.53 Ltrs   |  6184 |

Source: Crime in India, NCRB

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- (d) The Government has taken various measures for public awareness, rehabilitation  support  for  citizens  affected  by  the  growing  menace  of drugs, some of which are as under: -
- (i) Madak-Padarth Nished Asoochna Kendra (MANAS)- A 24x7 toll-free helpline  (1933)  has  been  established  to  report  drug-related  issues  via calls, SMS, chatbot, email, or web.
- (ii) To  reduce  demand,  NCB  has  initiated  Mission  SPANDAN.  MoU  has been  signed  with  05  organizations  to  tackle  drug  abuse  &  addiction  to psychotropic substance through spiritual awareness & collective action.
- (iii) Launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) in all districts of the country. It has reached out to more-than 24.9 crore people including 8.7 crore youth and 6 crore women.
- (iv) Government  is  providing  financial  assistance  to  349  Integrated Rehabilitation Centers for Addicts (IRCAs), 45 Community based Peer Led Intervention (CPLI) Centers, 76   Outreach  and  Drop  In  Centers  (ODICs), 154 Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs), 139 District De-addiction Centres (DDACs) across the country.
- (v) A Toll-free Helpline No.14446  for de-addiction is operated  for providing primary counseling  and  immediate  assistance  to  persons seeking help.

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- (vi) Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU) have been signed with Spiritual organizations to support NMBA and conduct mass awareness activities.

(vii) Narcotics  Control  Bureau  signed  a  MoU  with  Central  Board  of Secondary  Education  on  03.09.2025.  The  objective  of  the  MoU  is  to strengthen  cooperation  in  the  field  of  awareness  program  against  drug abuse in CBSE affiliated schools.

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