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Cross-border drug trafficking continues to pose a significant challenge in the country, including the North-Eastern States. Due to their proximity to the Death Triangle and porous borders with Myanmar, the North Eastern States remain particularly vulnerable to transnational trafficking of Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) and Heroin through organised cross border trafficking networks. As reported by various Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), a total of 4626 kg of Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) and 2652 kg of Heroin has been seized during 2021 to 2025.
The vulnerable border stretches with Free Movement Regime (FMR) has facilitated drug trafficking activities in North-Eastern region. Drug trafficking syndicates continue to adopt changing modus operandi, including concealment in legitimate trade and passenger movements, coordination through local receiver networks to facilitate illicit trafficking and change in trafficking routes to counter enforcement measures. To address these challenges, 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: -
(ii) Established a 4-tier 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. The Apex and Executive Committee of NCORD meetings are held in the Centre, whereas State-level NCORD meetings are chaired by the Chief Secretary on a quarterly basis and District-level NCORD meetings are held monthly under the chairmanship of the District Magistrate to review enforcement, intelligence sharing and preventive measures.
(iii) 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.
(iv) 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.
(v) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has been regularly coordinating with other agencies like, Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Border Security Force, State ANTF etc. to conduct joint operations to control the drug trafficking.
(vi) To enhance coordination with State Authorities, facilitate real-time intelligence sharing, for ensuring effective operational efficiency and to improve the geographical footprint of the bureau, NCB has established Zonal Units in key border areas such as Srinagar, Siliguri, Agartala and Itanagar and sub-zones have been upgraded to zones. Further, Government has approved the establishment of six new Zonal offices out of which four are being established in North-Eastern States i.e. Dimapur (Nagaland), Aizwal (Mizoram), Shillong (Meghlaya) and Gangtok (Sikkim).
(vii) Government is extending comprehensive support for combating trans-border narcotics trafficking through various means like deployment of
advanced Anti-drone systems along most vulnerable stretches, installation of enhanced surveillance systems including CCTV cameras, PTZ, NVD, strengthening border fencing through installation of new design fence, Border flood light etc.
The pattern of narcotics trafficking through the North-Eastern Region has undergone significant changes in terms of the type of drugs trafficked, trafficking routes and modus operandi adopted by drug trafficking syndicates.
The region continues to witness trafficking of heroin however, there has been a marked increase in the trafficking of Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth/YABA) from Myanmar, particularly through Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland, reflecting a shift towards synthetic drugs. Simultaneously, there are reports of smuggling precursor chemicals from various parts of the country to Myanmar for the illicit manufacture of synthetic drugs.
Drug trafficking syndicates are increasingly exploiting porous and unfenced stretches of the Indo-Myanmar border, forest routes, foot tracks and hilly terrain for cross-border movement of narcotic drugs. Narcotics are concealed in legitimate cargo, passenger vehicles and goods carriers, while courier services, parcel networks, social media platforms and encrypted communication applications are increasingly being used for coordination and delivery. The Moreh–Tamu border continues to remain a major transit point for trafficking of heroin and methamphetamine originating from Myanmar to various parts of the country.
As per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2024; State-wise/ UT-wise details of narcotics seized during 2020-2024 is at Annexure-I and persons arrested and persons convicted during 2020-2024 is at Annexure-II.
Annexure-I
State-wise/ UT-wise details of narcotics seized during 2020-2021
SL
State/UT
2020
2021
Kgs.
Nos.
Ltrs.
Kgs.
Nos.
Ltrs.
1
Andhra Pradesh
106042.775
0
0
191712.574
58
0
2
Arunachal Pradesh
4032.540
0
0
3528.944
0
0
3
Assam
9256.162
1138466
8554.800
17156.703
4305100
496987.615
4
Bihar
13162.231
333
5933.700
35454.469
60769
4825.330
5
Chhattisgarh
29743.484
96445
988.310
27884.969
359714
487.930
6
Goa
149.542
0
0
136.711
0
0
7
Gujarat
13213.214
33030
894.325
21307.037
8622
92.300
8
Haryana
24695.602
1666911
2197.800
21313.606
1037457
695.100
9
Himachal Pradesh
3899.779
3210547
14.000
4455.151
5668585
82.000
10
Jharkhand
8830.645
4882
345.230
20799.734
2320
951.400
11
Karnataka
21729.793
12246
1.610
8479.963
14206
6.260
12
Kerala
3060.459
1444
2.100
4030.893
905
0
13
Madhya Pradesh
58084.552
279760
13611.300
68088.000
44955
6900.600
14
Maharashtra
28832.304
66027
519.100
27986.007
190
46.540
15
Manipur$
1355.763
1117388
5908.020
40008.303
1192913
2108.409
16
Meghalaya
989.816
4234
2.000
986.887
19342
28.860
17
Mizoram
617.735
470
13.280
215.006
35
2.700
18
Nagaland
791.676
179373
76.600
2187.668
149557
92.900
19
Odisha
81847.001
0
0
169435.890
790
0
20
Punjab
37364.676
44649858
4517.190
38783.170
17772675
4800.729
21
Rajasthan
148602.246
3285638
64.820
142834.881
13445789
39.300
22
Sikkim$
0.585
19
0
0.738
58541
1204.092
23
Tamil Nadu
298785.294
5554
0
20354.706
10098
0
24
Telangana
19708.291
509
150.000
39360.772
220
28.670
25
Tripura
14007.145
539241
10436.620
39797.368
212801
24975.560
26
Uttar Pradesh
327420.562
1401062
965896.170
126657.395
3265073
267909.500
27
Uttarakhand
1848.326
450215
24.000
2019.459
147672
0
28
West Bengal
25509.802
363396
40627.132
29414.012
401778
79273.112
29
A&N Islands
159.235
921
0
62.384
0
0
30
Chandigarh
95.953
5501
5.780
181.107
18290
18.200
31
D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu
7.360
0
0
14.570
0
0
32
Delhi
5483.247
123220
2558.000
9921.298
42278
0
33
Jammu & Kashmir
27361.353
618361
40890.110
22082.414
171954
4069.230
34
Ladakh
0
0
0
403.078
0
0
35
Lakshadweep
0.936
0
0
2.159
0
0
36
Puducherry
77.155
0
0
87.676
0
0
TOTAL (ALL INDIA)
1316767.239
59255051
1104231.997
1137145.702
48412687
895626.337
$ 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.
$ 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
Source: Crime in India (NCRB)
Annexure-I (Continued)
State-wise/ UT-wise details of narcotics seized during 2022-2023
SL
State/UT
2022
2023
Kgs.
Nos.
Ltrs.
Kgs.
Nos.
Ltrs.
1
Andhra Pradesh
169223.567
11803
0
54630.795
5525
7.275
2
Arunachal Pradesh
3533.650
0
0
3015.778
1748
0
3
Assam
49515.645
5281488
4397079.600
30733.363
3609812
1815347.226
4
Bihar
31985.903
47437
18237.900
60107.894
39743
6114.789
5
Chhattisgarh
25427.599
519809
44403.200
23589.264
1502999
3714.614
6
Goa
206.840
0
0
171.794
0
0
7
Gujarat
29230.550
185
1242.680
23015.738
33338
2413.500
8
Haryana
24949.364
878887
980.450
25557.001
536825
2511.100
9
Himachal Pradesh
943.433
94208
225.500
1391.624
1242131
1481.207
10
Jharkhand
37322.623
4601
257.950
45017.111
365
586.800
11
Karnataka
10577.238
2820
34.000
12590.952
7284
13.700
12
Kerala
5639.273
2808
0.043
3158.526
625
0
13
Madhya Pradesh
70722.635
35655
6702.520
68513.67
56495
5569.300
14
Maharashtra
20185.509
22672
5240.308
22044.77
32376
6936.53
15
Manipur$
18454.016
834967
3461.830
4135.776
223559
1181.320
16
Meghalaya
3993.255
19325
28.900
1391.956
0
8742.500
17
Mizoram
388.530
0
63.800
262.762
0
10.000
18
Nagaland
7791.296
169433
251.560
1027.439
111363
526.378
19
Odisha
144181.034
0
0
171492.546
8220
9863.408
20
Punjab
49421.858
6246151
5017.200
47609.38
8619885
3747.644
21
Rajasthan
155161.550
684188
15.800
242769.223
427971
5596.990
22
Sikkim$
24.083
24629
9.803
1.297
33670
173
23
Tamil Nadu
27509.701
76540
58.645
24318.971
38170
15.432
24
Telangana
31771.630
512
100.370
28947.158
5795
30.784
25
Tripura
61795.360
155423
12294.500
33297.618
418945
13639.150
26
Uttar Pradesh
1051997.001
933689
76593.980
70273.2
1213826
26553.800
27
Uttarakhand
1492.520
155201
307.000
1815.544
797938
218.000
28
West Bengal
23897.767
631624
67182.860
18002.775
1256558
45277.871
29
A&N Islands
60.679
325
2.600
334.921
630
49.700
30
Chandigarh
360.005
2627
0
290.095
958
1
31
D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu
11.154
0
0
4.233
0
0
32
Delhi
5512.448
353168
0
4466.244
519756
4070.72
33
Jammu & Kashmir
17192.409
300776
956.100
11358.528
158776
5185.676
34
Ladakh
0.735
0
0
72.768
0
0
35
Lakshadweep
4.228
0
0
1.385
0
0
36
Puducherry
90.448
20
0
127.99
0
0
TOTAL (ALL INDIA)
2080575.536
17490971
4640749.099
1035540.089
20905286
1969579.414
Source: Crime in India (NCRB)
Annexure-I (Continued)
State-wise/ UT-wise details of narcotics seized during 2024
SL
State/UT
2024
Kgs.
Nos.
Ltrs.
1
Andhra Pradesh
52141.237
8028
4.8
2
Arunachal Pradesh
164.505
681
0
3
Assam
23650.867
3331509
739090.690
4
Bihar
32988.009
163024
10927.470
5
Chhattisgarh
28903.346
268145
930.700
6
Goa
281.916
0
0
7
Gujarat
13304.471
12041
1189.838
8
Haryana
25606.549
1043966
4877.440
9
Himachal Pradesh
1313.363
4054486
18.300
10
Jharkhand
37193.882
9812
1165.700
11
Karnataka
13575.924
20214
3808.400
12
Kerala
4796.32
1553
1.546
13
Madhya Pradesh
95892.885
306032
15014.900
14
Maharashtra
32565.864
111992
1526.92
15
Manipur$
161.179
121357
7.200
16
Meghalaya
5096.694
308
534.900
17
Mizoram
1653.281
0
0.000
18
Nagaland
4603.01
105408
1919.600
19
Odisha
141703.563
23746519
5886.3
20
Punjab
42951.283
29554530
192.140
21
Rajasthan
205244.958
953187
293.570
22
Sikkim$
1.686
26060
205.5
23
Tamil Nadu
21807.804
165810
22.374
24
Telangana
21958.792
14985
328.531
25
Tripura
17750.496
1792968
6412.145
26
Uttar Pradesh
73283.983
726132
7329.200
27
Uttarakhand
2702.292
270340
0.000
28
West Bengal
22897.096
498618
60377.169
29
A&N Islands
6113
1463
0.000
30
Chandigarh
56.467
732
1823
31
D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu
7.902
0
0
32
Delhi
7155.794
932128
900
33
Jammu & Kashmir
4977.21
134699
552.800
34
Ladakh
15.886
0
0
35
Lakshadweep
2.747
0
0
36
Puducherry
46.864
0
0
TOTAL (ALL INDIA)
942571.125
68376727
865341.133
Source: Crime in India (NCRB)
Annexure-II
State-wise/ UT-wise Persons Arrested (PAR) and Persons Convicted (PCV) during 2020-2024
SL
State/UT
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
PAR
PCV
PAR
PCV
PAR
PCV
PAR
PCV
PAR
PCV
1
Andhra Pradesh
1569
22
2493
33
4330
62
5719
169
5479
28
2
Arunachal Pradesh
255
0
432
1
716
6
477
5
486
11
3
Assam
2107
4
4119
29
4355
102
4102
245
5150
257
4
Bihar
983
42
1467
140
1763
258
2533
354
3107
483
5
Chhattisgarh
1336
182
1676
176
1829
384
1914
269
2123
388
6
Goa
177
9
138
15
199
25
162
35
191
53
7
Gujarat
577
11
946
7
999
11
1130
50
1176
50
8
Haryana
5153
168
4318
513
6046
418
6422
882
6049
847
9
Himachal Pradesh
1931
81
2384
98
1861
199
2659
351
2088
430
10
Jharkhand
344
46
612
113
701
71
731
124
864
185
11
Karnataka
5934
1266
8049
2289
8114
3682
8002
5081
5088
4210
12
Kerala
5140
3173
6099
5345
22636
15528
21965
21689
15821
22419
13
Madhya Pradesh
3926
645
3929
1646
3393
2241
3896
1778
3738
1942
14
Maharashtra
7437
2470
12718
3577
16777
5509
16646
6184
11944
4777
15
Manipur
364
29
391
24
629
12
354
20
120
14
16
Meghalaya
150
34
89
11
198
14
370
35
156
62
17
Mizoram
136
69
163
60
341
100
386
94
453
157
18
Nagaland
204
55
254
56
352
35
627
70
632
157
19
Odisha
1885
1
2625
10
2734
12
2265
55
2196
17
20
Punjab
11455
1652
14078
3262
17853
4685
18843
7910
14593
7782
21
Rajasthan
4643
487
6124
799
6987
682
7651
980
8681
1529
22
Sikkim
36
2
98
0
72
0
48
2
50
2
23
Tamil Nadu
6969
1094
9640
1423
14281
2747
15098
4349
18462
3450
24
Telangana
1114
51
2507
42
3027
145
2708
118
4694
280
25
Tripura
662
4
817
4
1078
19
1323
19
1050
21
26
Uttar Pradesh
12013
4274
12535
3486
12987
3026
16317
4295
8068
4629
27
Uttarakhand
1386
89
2400
157
1979
135
1561
877
1699
2469
28
West Bengal
2775
27
2845
13
2722
142
1705
115
1607
44
29
A&N Islands
152
15
68
15
77
9
97
12
172
34
30
Chandigarh
119
58
100
63
193
70
193
69
136
145
31
D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu
14
0
13
7
30
0
23
0
18
0
32
Delhi
1085
38
1115
44
1670
207
2098
254
2637
208
33
Jammu & Kashmir
1564
19
2355
41
3453
115
3247
237
2214
282
34
Ladakh
4
0
5
0
10
11
25
3
29
19
35
Lakshadweep
21
0
33
0
4
4
5
0
15
1
36
Puducherry
99
0
173
0
416
6
485
13
423
0
TOTAL (ALL INDIA)
83719
16117
107808
23499
144812
40672
151787
56743
131409
57382
Source: 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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