DRUG TRAFFICKING CASES

Ministry of Home Affairs DRUG TRAFFICKING CASES प्रव तथ: 12 AUG 2026 4:51PM by PIB Delhi The Government of India has adopted a multi-pronged approach to curb cross-border smuggling including drugs, some of which are as under: -

(i) Deployment of advanced surveillance equipment such as CCTV, drones, automatic number plate recognition systems, Pan, Tilt & Zoom (PTZ) Camera, Night Vision Device (NVD).

(ii) Development of fencing, border outposts, roads, and helipads to enhance vigilance and mobility of security forces.

(iii) Intensified area domination through patrolling, Naka points, and mobile teams to monitor illegal activities.

(iv) Close collaboration between intelligence agencies and other organizations for real-time information sharing through established platforms.

(v) Identification and management of designated entry/exit points to ensure controlled movement of people and goods.

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) was launched on 15th August 2020 by Department of Social Justice & Empowerment in 272 identified most vulnerable Districts. It has been extended to all districts of the country since August 2023. Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan intends to reach out to the masses and spread awareness about substance use with focus on higher educational Institutions, university campuses & schools. With the constant support of all the States, NMBA has been able to reach and sensitize more than 29.05 Crore people, including more than 11.05 Crore youth and 7.81 Crore women, through extensive awareness and outreach activities conducted across the country. 1.17 lakh + Nasha Mukti Mitr have joined the campaign.

To strengthen Centre-State framework to dismantle drug-trafficking networks Government has taken various measures, some of which are as under: -

(i) To address the challenge of illicit drug trafficking & abuse of drugs, Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026-2029) has been released on 26.06.2026. The Vision Document is to be implemented by the concerned Central Ministries/ Departments/ Agencies and the State Governments/UTs as per the action points and timelines specifically mentioned for each Central Ministry/ Department/ Agency. The four key focus areas outlined in the vision document are as

under: - i. Enforcement (Intelligence & Operations) ii. Precursors & Synthetic Drugs Controliii. Demand & Harm Reduction iv. Capacity Building & Coordination

(ii) Established a 4-tier (Apex and Executive Committee at Central level and State and District level Committee at the State level) 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. State-level NCORD meetings are chaired by the Chief Secretary while District-level NCORD meetings are held under the chairmanship of the District Magistrate to review enforcement, intelligence sharing and preventive measures.

(iii) The NCORD Portal, developed by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), serves as a comprehensive gateway and Knowledge Management System for all stakeholders from district to central levels.

(iv) Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meetings are held regularly in which all relevant Central and State agencies participate, to discuss investigation of important narcotics cases in the State. So far 11 JCC meetings at Central level and 75 JCC at the State level have been conducted.

(v) A dedicated Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) headed by Additional Director General/ Inspector General level Police Officer is 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.

(vi) NCB, has shared a list of habitual narcotics offenders operating across the country with the State Police. The list was circulated to facilitate identification and initiation of suitable preventive action, including consideration of detention under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988, against repeat and high-risk drug traffickers.

The Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAs) have effectively utilized the provisions of the PITNDPS Act and invoked detention orders against 810 habitual drug offenders all over the county during 2025 and 427 till June, 2026.

As per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2024;

State-wise/ UT-wise and drug-wise seizure under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

(NDPS) Act, 1985 during 2022-2024 is at Annexure-I.

Annexure-I State-wise/ UT-wise and drug-wise seizure under the NDPS Act, 1985 during 2022 SL State/UT Opium Cannabis Cocaine Psychotropic Medicinal Prepara Based Based Substances Drugs Drugs Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Nos.1 Andhra 0 169201.893 20.644 0.967 0 11803 Pradesh 2 Arunachal 26.063 3505.375 0 0 0.300 0 Pradesh 3 Assam 337.437 49161.338 0.016 14.076 1.674 5281488 4 4 Bihar 7358.323 24627.38 0 0 0 47437 5 Chhattisgarh 11.460 25288.058 0.100 0 7.330 519665 6 Goa 0.391 205.032 0.329 0.671 0 0 7 Gujarat 12838.989 14899.257 39.100 1392.730 0.364 0 8 Haryana 11195.491 13642.608 0.022 0 81.003 812285 9 Himachal 392.735 523.193 0.114 0.019 0 31652 Pradesh 10 Jharkhand 32376.732 4945.629 0 0 0 4601 11 Karnataka 36.752 10406.317 3.209 114.751 0 2820 12 Kerala 4.167 5182.898 0.017 447.303 0.144 1548 13 Madhya 32589.152 35766.474 0 5.527 6.291 35655 Pradesh 14 Maharashtra 363.557 17322.333 2.782 24.500 14.600 22668 15 Manipur 17149.426 928.855 0 359.377 0 834967 16 Meghalaya 6.132 3985.685 0 1.438 0 19325 17 Mizoram 41.888 129.071 0 217.571 0 0 18 Nagaland 2066.934 5719.362 0 5.000 0 169433 19 Odisha 877.584 143303.45 0 0 0 0 20 Punjab 46502.577 1836.068 0.168 30.526 793.223 624615121 Rajasthan 146889.224 8258.512 0 9.412 4.106 665463 22 Sikkim 0 22.751 0 0 0 24629 23 Tamil Nadu 21.363 27223.301 0.104 47.423 1.545 76540 24 Telangana 13.587 31742.405 0.206 0.149 0 117 25 Tripura 5.801 61789.559 0 0 0 155423 26 Uttar Pradesh 4528.932 1030729.055 1.995 0.810 15300.713 933689 27 Uttarakhand 59.995 1432.499 0.026 0 0 155201 28 West Bengal 5446.692 18313.855 0.015 18.658 0.181 579597 29 A&N Islands 0 41.220 0 19.459 0 325 30 Chandigarh 249.559 110.409 0 0 0.037 2627 31 D&N Haveli 3.320 7.834 0 0 0 0 and Daman & Diu 32 Delhi 448.868 4721.096 2.982 321.447 0 353163 33 Jammu & 15326.701 1631.939 0 11.169 38.200 201266 Kashmir 34 Ladakh 0.073 0.662 0 0 0 0 35 Lakshadweep 0 4.228 0 0 0 0 36 Puducherry 0 90.448 0 0 0 20 TOTAL 337169.905 1716700.049 71.829 3042.983 16249.711 17189558 4

Source: Crime in India (NCRB) Annexure-I (Continued) State-wise/ UT-wise and drug-wise seizure under the NDPS Act, 1985 during 2023SL State/UT Opium Cannabis Cocaine Psychotropic Medicinal Preparat Based Based Substances Drugs Drugs Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Nos.

1 Andhra 1 54616.742 0 2.778 3 5525 Pradesh 2 Arunachal 118.333 2897.445 0 0 0.000 1748 Pradesh 3 Assam 352.811 30349.898 0.783 5.374 0.92 3609812 18 4 Bihar 242.023 17813.589 3.09 0 0 39743 5 Chhattisgarh 164.779 23289.1 0.000 0 4.500 1502999 6 Goa 0.247 169.505 0.605 0.748 0 0 7 Gujarat 10385.516 12431.066 82.866 2.681 3.811 33258 8 Haryana 18076.934 6145.938 0.141 0.541 26.3 490292 9 Himachal 775.694 479.177 0 0.18 0.185 121218 Pradesh 10 Jharkhand 42363.468 2652.115 0 0.75 0 365 11 Karnataka 247.651 12205.383 2.532 59.159 0.623 6414 12 Kerala 0.784 3137.726 0.001 16.89 1.914 594 13 Madhya 46192.778 21014.661 0.006 0.399 799.917 56470 Pradesh 14 Maharashtra 257.564 19404.851 2.304 27.435 185.640 32376 15 Manipur 3817.605 199.203 0 99.951 4.025 222855 16 Meghalaya 16.124 1351.994 0 23.111 0.727 0 17 Mizoram 24.18 105.899 0 132.683 0 018 Nagaland 885.139 142.3 0 0.000 0 111363 19 Odisha 6.48 171483.266 0 0 2.8 8220 20 Punjab 45954.313 1521.999 0.188 1.022 3.331 8619803 21 Rajasthan 221161.978 9355.933 0.064 0.547 10538.527 427896 22 Sikkim 0.009 0.8 0 0 0 33670 23 Tamil Nadu 1.055 23765.56 0.119 182.963 0.769 37743 24 Telangana 11.957 28753.802 0.522 1.901 9.61 3377 25 Tripura 18.262 33279.356 0 0 0 418945 26 Uttar Pradesh 6626.423 45186.516 0.243 5186.774 901.795 1182218 27 Uttarakhand 192.666 1621.328 1.55 0 0 797938 28 West Bengal 265.839 17366.665 0.086 1.3 207.155 1208408 29 A&N Islands 0 88.008 1.1 245.813 0 630 30 Chandigarh 231.868 58.002 0.005 0.22 0 958 31 D&N Haveli 0.000 4.233 0 0 0 0 and Daman & Diu 32 Delhi 858.46 3559.829 15.318 30.371 2.212 519756 33 Jammu & 8799.577 2167.152 1.01 60.404 149.730 158776 Kashmir 34 Ladakh 52.768 20 0 0 0 0 35 Lakshadweep 0 1.385 0 0 0 0 36 Puducherry 0 127.19 0 0.8 0 0 TOTAL 408104.285 546767.616 112.533 6084.795 12847.491 19653370 19

Source: Crime in India (NCRB) Annexure-I (Continued)State-wise/ UT-wise and drug-wise seizure under the NDPS Act, 1985 during 2024 SL State/UT Opium Cannabis Based Cocaine Psychotropic Medi Based Drugs Substances Drugs Kgs. Kgs. Ltrs. Kgs. Kgs. Nos. Kgs.

1 Andhra 3.128 52129.7 0 0 8.408 0 0 Pradesh 2 Arunachal 142.331 22.174 0 0 0 0 0.000 Pradesh 3 Assam 334.143 23314.355 0 0.002 2.012 0 0 4 Bihar 161.922 26949.595 0 0.428 2.7 0 0 5 Chhattisgarh 4211.120 24638.774 0 0.188 53.264 0 0.000 6 Goa 0.604 263.339 0 0.84 1.981 0 0 7 Gujarat 6702.765 6442.97 0 0.169 62.164 0 0 8 Haryana 15768.534 8895.155 0 0.382 0.118 0 8.486 9 Himachal 903.143 404.685 0 0 0.021 0 5.264 Pradesh 10 Jharkhand 28502.073 3816.904 0 0 0 0 0 11 Karnataka 55.004 13402.549 3750 4.389 113.93 40 0 12 Kerala 1.335 4755.158 1.546 0.005 39.78 13 0.016 13 Madhya 70863.452 24232.286 0 0.095 9.259 0 359.979 Pradesh 14 Maharashtra 376.272 29837.765 0 8.22 22.987 2 0.580 15 Manipur 37.39 63.566 0 0 60.217 0 0 16 Meghalaya 7.22 5074.115 0 0 13.584 0 1.77517 Mizoram 59.574 221.283 0 0 297.424 0 0 18 Nagaland 57.689 4545.321 0 0 0.000 0 0 19 Odisha 20.203 141683.36 0 0 0 0 0 20 Punjab 41855.523 981.88 0 0.636 22.404 0 17.478 21 Rajasthan 189729.74 11156.678 0 0.197 177.731 0 3510.94 22 Sikkim 1.637 0.048 0 0 0 0 0 23 Tamil Nadu 5.12 21678.53 22.374 1.157 89.373 1766 0.805 24 Telangana 9.789 21610.674 85.301 0.905 11.384 0 0 25 Tripura 11.17 17739.326 0 0 0 0 0 26 Uttar Pradesh 4021.084 63832.545 0 0 19.880 0 285.459 27 Uttarakhand 501.987 2199.362 0 0.379 0.365 0 0 28 West Bengal 1249.692 21427.059 0 3.82 31.585 0 160.329 29 A&N Islands 21.134 62.541 0 1.263 6028.062 0 0 30 Chandigarh 9.047 47.065 0 0.126 0.229 0 0 31 D&N Haveli 0.000 7.902 0 0 0 0 0 and Daman & Diu 32 Delhi 270.135 5020.434 0 1294.179 29.302 0 237.986 33 Jammu & 3800.71 1153.67 0 0 2.83 0 0.000 Kashmir 34 Ladakh 1.172 14.714 0 0 0 0 0 35 Lakshadweep 0 2.703 0 0 0.043 0 0 36 Puducherry 0 46.864 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 369695.842 537675.049 3859.221 1317.380 7101.037 1821 4589.1Source: Crime in India (NCRB) This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

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