Ministry of Home Affairs
DRUGS SEIZED BY BSF
Posted On:
09 AUG 2023 5:31PM by PIB Delhi
The international border-wise details of drugs seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) from 01 January, 2020 to 30 June, 2023 as reported by BSF is at Annexure-I.
Seized drugs are handed over by BSF to State Police/Narcotics Control Bureau/other Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) for carrying out further investigation and Disposal under relevant provisions of Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (as amended).
The Government has taken various steps for safeguarding nation’s border from illicit drug smuggling. Some of them are detailed below:
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Border Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal, Assam Riffles and Indian Coast Guard have been empowered under the Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 for making interdiction of narcotic drugs at the land and sea borders.
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Detailed vulnerability mapping has been carried out along the border to strengthen surveillance by deploying additional Special Surveillance Equipments and other available resources in the vulnerable patches.
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Surveillance equipment like Hand Held Thermal Imager (HHTI), Night Vision Device (NVD), Twin Telescope UAVs etc. are being used as force multipliers for effective area domination. In addition to that, Long-Range Reconnaissance and Observation System (LORROS), Battle Field Surveillance Radar (BFSR) are also deployed. Integrated Surveillance technology equipped with CCTV/PTZ Cameras, IR sensors and infrared alarm with Command and Control system have also been installed at selected patches of the International Border.
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Effective domination of the borders by carrying out round the clock surveillance of the border viz. patrolling, laying nakas, manning observations posts all along the International Borders.
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Erection of Fence, Border Out Posts (BOPs), Border Flood Lights along the International Border and use of watercraft / boats and
floating BOPs for domination of riverine areas of International Border.
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Special operations and joint operations with other agencies such as state police, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) etc. are being conducted along the borders.
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Director General Level Talks has been organized with neighboring and other countries such as Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc. to resolve various issues on drugs having international implications.
Annexure-I
SEIZURE OF DRUGS (IN KGS) ON INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDERAND
INDIA-PAKISTAN BORDER
W.E.F 01 JAN 2020 TO 30 JUNE 2023
|
STATE/ITEMS
|
2020
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
(upto June)
|
|
INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER
|
|
ASSAM
|
|
Brown Sugar
|
0.087
|
0.017
|
0.002
|
0.130
|
|
Charas (cannabis)
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
362.870
|
0.000
|
|
Ganja
|
37.550
|
423.000
|
1517.327
|
181.395
|
|
Heroin
|
0.002
|
0.629
|
10.093
|
0.117
|
|
MEGHALAYA
|
|
Ganja
|
179.750
|
29.900
|
31.182
|
7.900
|
|
Hemp
|
11.800
|
5.500
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
|
Heroin
|
0.010
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
|
Poppy
|
0.000
|
25.000
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
|
MIZORAM
|
|
Ganja
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
54.000
|
|
Heroin
|
0.000
|
1.783
|
0.335
|
0.104
|
|
TRIPURA
|
|
Brown Sugar
|
0.000
|
24.282
|
1.154
|
0.769
|
|
Ganja
|
5331.250
|
13176.240
|
18636.881
|
11332.810
|
|
Hemp
|
0.000
|
16.000
|
10.000
|
0.000
|
|
Heroin
|
0.001
|
0.027
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
|
WEST BENGAL
|
|
Brown Sugar
|
1.854
|
0.257
|
3.528
|
0.635
|
|
Charas (cannabis)
|
13.200
|
30.500
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
|
Cocaine
|
0.000
|
0.003
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
|
Ganja
|
6082.131
|
5705.995
|
9096.109
|
3665.543
|
|
Hemp
|
102.150
|
15.150
|
32.000
|
4.500
|
|
Heroin
|
2.609
|
8.505
|
1.255
|
0.559
|
|
Opium
|
6.290
|
7.217
|
4.545
|
2.600
|
|
Poppy
|
0.000
|
4.000
|
0.000
|
0.650
|
Annexure-I
|
STATE/ITEMS
|
2020
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
(upto June)
|
|
INDIA-PAKISTAN BORDER
|
|
GUJARAT
|
|
Charas (cannabis)
|
69.000
|
31.000
|
65.025
|
36.950
|
|
Heroin
|
0.000
|
1.100
|
49.000
|
6.050
|
|
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
|
|
Heroin
|
61.004
|
37.945
|
49.400
|
0.000
|
|
Opium
|
1.000
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
|
PUNJAB
|
|
Ganja
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
0.010
|
|
Hemp
|
0.000
|
0.250
|
0.120
|
0.000
|
|
Heroin
|
506.241
|
485.581
|
320.884
|
248.103
|
|
Opium
|
1.242
|
0.429
|
2.007
|
0.175
|
|
Poppy
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
5.700
|
|
RAJASTHAN
|
|
Heroin
|
8.960
|
64.640
|
23.978
|
44.594
|
|
Opium
|
6.300
|
1.000
|
1.269
|
80.000
|
|
Poppy
|
70.000
|
23.000
|
106.000
|
0.000
|
Source : BSF
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
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