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19 TH ANTI-DRUG LIAISON OFFICIALS’ MEETING FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (ADLOMICO) BUSAN, KOREA INDIA - COUNTRY REPORT By: DR. ISH KUMAR, IPS DY . DIRECTOR GENERAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU INDIA 16 September,2009

DRUG ABUSE SCENARIO National Survey 2001/2004 Major Drugs of abuse – Cannabis – 8.7 million users (3%) 
 Opiates – 2.0 million users (0.7%) Injecting Drug use in some states - HIV Poly Drug users Both rural and urban areas Synthetic drugs abuse in Metros 400 de-addiction centers (NGOs)

PATTERNS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING Golden Golden Triangle Crescent Thailand, AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan, Laos, Iran and Myanmar Pakistan PAKISTAN NEPAL NEW DELHI BHUTAN BANGLADESH USA / Europe MAYNMAR KOLKATA LAOS MUMBAI THAILAND HEROIN CHENNAI HASHISH MANDRAX PRECURSORS SA SRI LANKA ATS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS India is traditionally a transit country for Heroin trafficking

DRUG TRAFFICKING SCENARIO IN INDIA Proximity to opium growing areas-- Trafficking of opiates from South West Asia to India -- to Western countries. � Diversion of opium from licit/illicit cultivation -- indigenous production of low quality heroin---trafficking to Sri Lanka and Maldives. � Trafficking of hashish (indigenous and from Nepal) to Europe, Canada etc. � Trafficking of mandrax to South Africa.

Contd… Limited diversion of precursor chemicals . � Attempts to establish Illicit Meth labs in active collaboration with foreign drug operatives. � Diversion of pharmaceutical preparations containing psychotropic substances. � Internet pharmacies and misuse of courier services.

ILLICIT INTERNET PHARMACIES Company Main City Year Arrests Money Assets Person Generated Frozen ------- Charmwood Dr Rituraj Faridabad 2002 4 --------- Chemists Vulcan Chennai 2004 4 $ 2 million ------- Direct $10million Dr Brij Agra 2005 8 $ 4 Bansal million $ 2 million ------- Dawn Girish Ray Baroda 2006 3 Pharmaceut ical Xponse Kedia Kolkata 2007 1 $3 million $1.2 million Chandra T D Coimbatore 2008 1 $ 4 million $ 2 Importers Seethapath million y --------- R mantra Munishwar Noida 2008 2 $ 2 million Thakur Amit Kohli Delhi 2008 4 $ 20 $12.5

ILLICIT METH LABS Kolkata - 2003 (China) Gurgaon - 2006 (Hong Kong) Kolkata - 2006 (China) Than - 2007 (Mexico/Singapore) Vadodra - 2008 (China)

TRAFFICKING OF PHARMACEUTICALS Third largest pharmaceutical Industry and over 6 lakh chemists. � Smuggling of pharmaceuticals to neighboring countries as well as other parts of the world � Buprenorphine, Pethidine, Phensedyl, tranquilizers like Diazepam, Valium etc.

TRAFFICKING OF KETAMINE An anesthetic used for veterinary ops. Adulterant for Methamphetamine Some trafficking from India to ASEAN countries No abuse in India CONTROL MEASURES “No Objection Certificate” is mandatory for exporting Ketamine from India.

FROEIGNERS INVOLVEMENT IN DRUG TRAFFICKING Trafficking of SW Asian Heroin African Operatives (Nigerian) and Cocaine Trafficking of indigenous Heroin Sri Lankans & local traffickers to Sri Lanka Trafficking of European and Israeli Network Hashish (Hash Tourism) Meth - Lab Chinese Group Trafficking of Ketamine SE Asian Groups

FOREIGN TRAFFICKERS ARRESTS S. No. NATIONALITY 2008 2009 (Up to July) 1 Afghanistan 7 3 19 2 2 Myanmar 48 8 3 Nepal 50 19 4 Nigeria 5 Sri Lanka 7 5 6 Thailand 7 1 199 63 TOTAL ARRESTS

DRUG SEIZURES IN INDIA (in kg.) 2006 2007 2008 2009 (up to July) Opium 2826 2226 2033 2052 Morphine 36 43 73 19 Heroin 1182 1186 1063 516 Ganja 157000 112000 103211 100883 Hashish 3852 5181 4084 1641 Cocaine 206 8 12 4 Methaqualone 4521 1 2381 33

Contd… (in kg.) 2006 2007 2008 2009 (upto July) Ephedrine 1276 395 1284 661 Acetic Anhydride 133 236 2754 400 Amphetamine 0 0 20 13 No. of person Arrested 20688 22267 20515 8206 No. of persons 9921 15390 15973 3787 convicted Destruction- Poppy 617 20001 1560 3191 Plant (area in Acres) Destruction- Cannabis 859 707 406 10475 Plant (area in Acres)

DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY Comprehensive legislation – NDPS Act Stringent punishment up to 20 years imprisonment/ death penalty. Forfeiture of property Multi-prong strategy - Supply Reduction and demand Reduction Multi-agency approach to enforcement International cooperation

MULTI-AGENCY ENFORCEMENT Ministry of Ministry of Finance Home Affairs Narcotics Control Drug Law Central Bureau Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement � in India Customs State Police � D R I � CPMFs Ministry of Health � State Excise � (Drug Controllers) Demand Reduction- MSJE and MoH & FW

PRECURSOR CONTROL IN INDIA NDPS Act, 1985 – Section 9A/25A � NDPS (RCS) Order,1993 (5 Precursors) � PEN (Export of 9 Precursors ) � EXIM Policy (Import of 8 Precursors ) � Customs Act, 1962 (2 Precursors) � VCC for industry

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Signatory to all UN Drug Conventions and SAARC Convention � Bilateral agreements with 22 countries and MOUs with 5 countries � Cooperation with several countries through Joint Working Groups on counter terrorism � Liaison with UNODC, INCB and DLOs � � Joint Operations/Controlled delivery Operations

CONTROLLED DELIVERY OPERATIONS 2008 Date Drug Destination 18.03.2008 340 grams heroin USA 28.04.2008 1 kg Heroin USA 03.05.2008 345 grams heroin USA 29.07.2008 380 grams heroin USA 25.08.2008 10.380 kg. Hashish UK 25.08.2008 825 grams Heroin USA