DISPOSAL OF NARCOTICS SEIZED BY NCB
DISPOSAL OF NARCOTICS SEIZED BY NCB
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has published a guidance booklet encompassing all the legal provisions as well as judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court and High Courts relating to disposal of drugs and other seized items. The same has been uploaded at Narco Coordination (NCORD) portal for easy access by the Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs).
Quantum of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances disposed during the last three years as reported by various DLEAs to NCB is as under:
Year
Qty
(in Kg)
Bottles
(in pieces)
Tablets (in pieces)
Injections (in ampules)
Total Approx. Qty. in Kg
2021
131294
95222
4178623
6192
139597
2022
755091
1287175
20922799
46387
865547
2023
634604
1496399
4342987
3367
762015
Source: NCB
The year-wise destruction of illegal cultivation of Cannabis (Ganja) and Opium during last three years as reported by various DLEAs to NCB is as under:
Crop
2021
(in acre)
2022
(in acre)
2023
(in acre)
Opium
11,027
13,796
31,786
Cannabis
34,866
26,266
22,507
Source: NCB
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.