New Delhi (02/08/2022): There is no data to indicate illicit drug trade is growing in the country. However, as per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2020, State/UT-wise seizures under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act for the year 2018, 2019 & 2020 is given below:
| SL | State/UT | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||
| Drugs Seized in KGs | Drugs Seized in Numbers | Drugs Seized in Ltrs | Drugs Seized in KGs | Drugs Seized in Numbers | Drugs Seized in Ltrs | Drugs Seized in KGs | Drugs Seized in Numbers | Drugs Seized in Ltrs | ||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 33930.522 | 0 | 0 | 66669.529 | 160 | 0 | 106042.775 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1869.208 | 874 | 0 | 1993.75 | 0 | 0 | 4032.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Assam | 15485.596 | 163525 | 54346.2 | 17352.544 | 1604127 | 7377.658 | 9256.162 | 1138466 | 8554.8 |
| 4 | Bihar | 32442.97 | 20516 | 2053.46 | 5124.761 | 4910 | 675.26 | 13162.231 | 333 | 5933.7 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 36785.864 | 127277 | 3457.72 | 19953.225 | 86079 | 1308.5 | 29743.484 | 96445 | 988.31 |
| 6 | Goa | 79.469 | 0 | 0 | 85.215 | 2 | 0 | 149.542 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 12780.186 | 27126 | 0 | 14923.489 | 4200 | 0 | 13213.214 | 33030 | 894.325 |
| 8 | Haryana | 16233.507 | 727425 | 1257.723 | 16806.228 | 892131 | 36479.2 | 24695.602 | 1666911 | 2197.8 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 1072.006 | 160609 | 496.1 | 1763.853 | 200386 | 970 | 3899.779 | 3210547 | 14 |
| 10 | Jharkhand | 3463.958 | 1835 | 98.105 | 4073.335 | 3834 | 455.816 | 8830.645 | 4882 | 345.23 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 7489.246 | 2871 | 6 | 7800.718 | 1705 | 5 | 21729.793 | 12246 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Kerala | 1378.325 | 21075 | 0.012 | 2548.475 | 5661 | 0 | 3060.459 | 1444 | 2.1 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 3118721.42 | 629315 | 570.8 | 60864.128 | 40839 | 4260.01 | 58084.552 | 279760 | 13611.3 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 19764.338 | 143022 | 908.8 | 20622.717 | 3220 | 4191.712 | 28832.304 | 66027 | 519.1 |
| 15 | Manipur | 40275.137 | 347309 | 6.544 | 46378.744 | 393309 | 48.324 | 4533.641 | 1117388 | 5908.02 |
| 16 | Meghalaya | 1417.747 | 69592 | 0 | 1281.983 | 36 | 79 | 989.816 | 4234 | 2 |
| 17 | Mizoram | 250.791 | 100 | 0 | 991.189 | 0 | 0 | 617.735 | 470 | 13.28 |
| 18 | Nagaland | 2819.686 | 47125 | 300 | 1732.271 | 260849 | 1.134 | 791.676 | 179373 | 76.6 |
| 19 | Odisha | 50759.897 | 1628 | 726 | 61993.835 | 0 | 1112.2 | 81847.001 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Punjab | 50045.181 | 6397919 | 368.401 | 44239.07 | 10214701 | 1526.716 | 37364.676 | 44649858 | 4517.19 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | 111430.2 | 1215771 | 201.86 | 310732.428 | 1510447 | 206.2 | 148602.246 | 3285638 | 64.82 |
| 22 | Sikkim | 15000 | 1040 | 5 | 16.798 | 0 | 0 | 50000.387 | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | 12115.702 | 149032 | 0 | 28757.502 | 420 | 0 | 298785.294 | 5554 | 0 |
| 24 | Telangana | 6054.095 | 0 | 0 | 13278.093 | 264 | 0 | 19708.291 | 509 | 150 |
| 25 | Tripura | 62674.611 | 643755 | 23017.8 | 15858.949 | 2156754 | 858528.82 | 14007.145 | 539241 | 10436.62 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 221760.042 | 306740 | 7172146.16 | 272197.319 | 1355373 | 10791849.82 | 327420.562 | 1401062 | 965896.17 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 1609.563 | 117215 | 0 | 2073.105 | 52149 | 94 | 1848.326 | 450215 | 24 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 31079.905 | 15241 | 15692.604 | 36834.86 | 400747 | 21316.335 | 25509.802 | 363396 | 40627.132 |
| TOTAL STATE(S) | 3908789.172 | 11337937 | 7275659.289 | 1076948.113 | 19192303 | 11730485.71 | 1336759.68 | 58507048 | 1060778.107 | |
| 29 | A&N Islands | 67.963 | 0 | 0 | 121.999 | 11761 | 78.2 | 159.235 | 921 | 0 |
| 30 | Chandigarh | 51.709 | 5216 | 5.4 | 398.727 | 15098 | 2.4 | 95.953 | 5501 | 5.78 |
| 31 | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 24.769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Delhi | 6145.663 | 738256 | 1120 | 7895.937 | 1465832 | 3000 | 5483.247 | 123220 | 2558 |
| 33 | Jammu & Kashmir* | 19353.677 | 87713 | 7997.22 | 26517.388 | 164428 | 2133.3 | 27361.353 | 618361 | 40890.11 |
| 34 | Ladakh | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | 0.466 | 0 | 0 | 0.936 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Puducherry | 13.541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.155 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL UT(S) | 25657.972 | 831185 | 9122.62 | 34934.517 | 1657119 | 5213.9 | 33185.239 | 748003 | 43453.89 | |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 3934447.144 | 12169122 | 7284781.909 | 1111882.63 | 20849422 | 11735699.61 | 1369944.919 | 59255051 | 1104231.997 | |
Source: Crime in India, NCRB
Note : ‘+’ Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2018 & 2019
*’ Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during during 2018 & 2019
The Government has taken several steps at national as well as international front to contain drug trafficking in the country. Some of these are:-
- Introduced the Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) in 2016 to have effective coordination of actions among various Ministries, Departments, Central and States law enforcement agencies. The mechanism was restructured in 2019 into a 4 tier structure:-
- Apex Committee (headed by Union Home Secretary)
- Executive Committee (headed by Special Secretary (IS), MHA).
- State Level Committee (headed by Chief Secretary of the concerned State).
- District Level Committee (headed by District Magistrate)
- Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) comprising of Central and State Authorities has been set up to monitor the investigations in case of large seizure of drugs.
- Border Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal, Indian Coast Guard, Railway Protection Force and Assam Riffles have been empowered under the Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act for making interdiction of narcotic drugs.
- Director General Level talks are being held with Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Pakistan to discuss and resolve the various drug related issues.
- India has signed 26 Bilateral Agreements, 15 Memorandum of Understandings and 02 Agreements on Security Cooperation with different countries for combating illicit trafficking of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance.
- Narcotics Control Bureau co-ordinates with various international organizations such as SAARC Drug Offences Monitoring Desk (SDOMD), Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS), Colombo Plan, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters (ASOD), Bay of Bengal Initiative For Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-Operation (BIMSTEC), Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) etc. for sharing information and intelligence to combat trans-national drug trafficking.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
