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NUMBER OF NDPS CASES

Posted On: 27 NOV 2024 4:46PM by PIB Delhi

As per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) up to  the year 2022, number of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) cases registered and number of persons arrested during 2018 to 2022 is at Annexure- I and Drug-wise seizures under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act during 2018 to 2022 is at Annexure-II.

    Quantum of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances destroyed during 2019 to 2023 as reported by various Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is at Annexure-III.

 

Annexure-I

Cases Registered (CR) & Persons Arrested (PAR) under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act  (with Sub-heads) during 2018 to 2022

 

SL

Crime Heads

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

CR

PAR

CR

PAR

CR

PAR

CR

PAR

CR

PAR

1.1

Possession of drugs for Personal use/Consumption

38715

48488

45616

56080

33246

43125

46029

56957

77172

86040

1.2

Possession of drugs for Trafficking

24422

33290

27105

39013

26560

40594

32302

50851

38064

58772

 

The Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act (Total) (1.1+1.2)

63137

81778

72721

95093

59806

83719

78331

107808

115236

144812

                   Source: Crime in India (National Crime Records Bureau)

 

Annexure-II

Drug-wise Seizures under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act during 2018 to 2020

SL

Drug Heads

2018

2019

2020

 

KGs

Nos

Ltrs

KGs

Nos

Ltrs

KGs

Nos

Ltrs

 

1

Opium Based Drugs

201842.569

-

-

244309.825

-

-

246223.868

-

-

 

1.1

Opium

8414.594

-

-

33167.525

-

-

7754.299

-

-

 

1.2

Morphine (In Kg)

251.600

-

-

371.986

-

-

438.810

-

-

 

1.3

Heroin(In Kg)

4691.690

-

-

4550.805

-

-

2626.407

-

-

 

1.4

Poppy Husk

188484.685

-

-

206219.509

-

-

235404.352

-

-

 

2

Canabis Based Drugs

1228089.216

-

-

443978.908

-

-

853554.414

-

-

 

2.1

Ganja(In Kg)

1224029.356

-

-

394724.125

-

-

849439.335

-

-

 

2.2

Hashish

26.303

-

-

38.790

-

-

269.959

-

-

 

2.3

Charas

4033.557

-

-

49215.993

-

-

3845.120

-

-

 

3

Cocaine(In Kg)

447.974

-

-

54.982

-

-

493.009

-

-

 

4

Psychotropic Substances

37686.285

-

-

45552.840

-

-

5357.801

-

-

 

4.1

Methaqualone(In Kg)

396.393

-

-

43017.914

-

-

276.222

-

-

 

4.2

Ephedrine/Psuedo Ephedrine

2423.109

-

-

396.853

-

-

20.844

-

-

 

4.3

L.S.D.(in KG)

24199.642

-

-

1113.279

-

-

2543.390

-

-

 

4.4

Amphetamine/Methamphetamine

10583.507

-

-

945.900

-

-

2470.898

-

-

 

4.5

Ketamine

63.394

-

-

31.396

-

-

46.447

-

-

 

4.6

ATS

20.240

-

-

47.498

-

-

-

-

-

 

5

Medicinal Preparations

31231.579

11747942

110623.846

253274.563

20779435

944440.569

82111.512

56069140

139495.917

 

5.1

Phensidyl/Cough Syrup

0.000

-

109119.858

-

-

942332.657

-

-

120993.267

 

5.2

Injection Vials

0.000

136440

-

-

198636

-

-

192120

-

 

5.3

Pills/Capsules

0.000

10977800

-

-

19611670

-

-

55252369

-

 

5.4

Other Medicinal Preparations

31231.579

633702

1503.988

253274.563

969129

2107.912

82111.512

624651

18502.650

 

6

Drug Precursor - Acetic Anhydride

6.199

0

0

61.918

0

0

17.612

0

0

 

7

Other Drugs

2420143.860

421180

7174158.063

124413.037

69987

10791259.036

129009.023

3185911

964736.080

 

 

Total

3919447.682

12169122

7284781.909

1111646.073

20849422

11735699.605

1316767.239

59255051

1104231.997

 

Source: Crime in India

                 

$ Revised data for 2018 has been furnished by Sikkim & Manipur. Therefore, comparatively, there may be difference in old published data of Seizures of Drugs under NDPS Act for these States for the year 2018

$ Revised data for 2019 has been furnished by Manipur. Therefore, comparatively, there may be difference in old published data of Seizures of Drugs under NDPS Act for the State for the year 2019

$ Revised data for 2020 has been furnished by Sikkim & Manipur. Therefore, comparatively, there may be difference in old published data of Seizures of Drugs under NDPS Act for these States for the year 2020

                                         

 

 

 

Annexure-II (Continued)

 

Drug-wise Seizures under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act during 2021 to 2022

SL

Drug Heads

2021

2022

KGs

Nos

Ltrs

KGs

Nos

Ltrs

1

Opium Based Drugs

268671.105

-

-

337169.905

-

-

1.1

Opium

17438.316

-

-

12460.342

-

-

1.2

Morphine (In Kg)

46.673

-

-

1209.109

-

-

1.3

Heroin(In Kg)

3578.479

-

-

4798.586

-

-

1.4

Poppy Husk

247607.637

-

-

318701.868

-

-

2

Canabis Based Drugs

796080.805

-

-

1716700.049

-

-

2.1

Ganja(In Kg)

777082.037

-

-

1711916.761

-

-

2.2

Hashish

108.881

-

-

487.291

-

-

2.3

Charas

18889.887

-

-

4295.997

-

-

3

Cocaine(In Kg)

2220.490

-

-

71.829

-

-

4

Psychotropic Substances

1457.439

-

-

3042.983

-

-

4.1

Methaqualone(In Kg)

9.166

-

-

427.622

-

-

4.2

Ephedrine/Psuedo Ephedrine

0.240

-

-

176.385

-

-

4.3

L.S.D.(in KG)

1.970

-

-

6.006

-

-

4.4

Amphetamine/Methamphetamine

1437.408

-

-

2420.824

-

-

4.5

Ketamine

0.005

-

-

1.679

-

-

4.6

ATS

8.650

-

-

10.467

-

-

5

Medicinal Preparations

51299.887

44578576

682129.967

16249.711

17189558

4561206.774

5.1

Phensidyl/Cough Syrup

-

-

629251.301

-

-

4560604.061

5.2

Injection Vials

-

179630

-

-

203791

-

5.3

Pills/Capsules

-

43415653

-

-

16529786

-

5.4

Other Medicinal Preparations

51299.887

983293

52878.666

16249.711

455981

602.713

6

Drug Precursor - Acetic Anhydride

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

Other Drugs

17415.976

3834111

213496.370

7341.059

301413

79542.325

 

Total

1137145.702

48412687

895626.337

2080575.536

17490971

4640749.099

Source: Crime in India

$ Revised data for 2021 has been furnished by Manipur. Therefore, comparatively, there may be difference in old published data of Seizures of Drugs under NDPS Act for the State for the year 2021

 

Annexure-III

Quantum of Narcotics Drug Destroyed by all Drug Law Enforcement Agencies during 2019 to 2023

Drug (In Kg) /  Year

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Amphetamine

0

0

0.21

23.82

10.75

Acetic Anhydride

11954.68

0

54.9

302.23

2.63

Anthralic Acid

675.35

0

0

0

0

CBCS (In Kg)

0

0

0

8.7

0

Cocaine

24.632

1.51

9.92

7.49

39.77

Codeine

0

0

0

43.5

129.83

Ephedrine

643.551

249.061

97.53

3925.235

33.36

FENTANYL HCL

0

10.911

0

0

0

Ganja

59469.01

95721.73

57129.46

690806

478936

Hashish

1279.26

406.981

742.49

2928.309

1351.83

Hashish Oil

0

0

11.07

37.022

46.45

Heroin

612.7367

6670.871

504.47

1166.168

1380.12

Ketamine

9.76

0

10.25

1.061

0

Khat Leaves

59.26

0

15.9

0

0

MDMA

0

0

2.52

11.4638

81.98

Mephedrone

0.27

0

0

5.048

3051.79

Mescaline

0

0

0

0

0

Methaphetamine

4.89

4761.699

12.86

1976.18

1292.44

Methaqualone

0

0

0

3.927

14.07

Morphine

1.64

0.5

20.38

115.814

81.1

Opium

1815

1212.496

815.39

860.581

1179.74

Other Drug/Psy Sub

463.82

12.84

4748.99

930.6

144.17

Poppy Straw/Husk

51885

39330.47

66922.77

49812.08

146631

Pseudo ephedrine

109

24.95

43.03

1354.367

95.58

Tablets (In Kg)

2.68

19.5

152.33

771.533

101.51

Total In Kg

129011

148424

131294

755091

634604

Tablets (In No.)

7066194

4237660

4178623

20922799

4342987

Injections (In Ampules)

63603

30478

6192

46387

3367

CBCS (In Bottles)

312536

112507

95222

1287175

1496399

Grand Total in Appx KG

1,55,929

1,58,198

1,39,597

8,65,547

7,62,015

   (Source: NCB database)

    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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