India News | Agencies Destroyed 7.62 Lakh Kg Narcotics in 2023: Govt

New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI) Over 7 lakh kilograms of narcotics were destroyed by drug enforcement agencies in 2023, an approximate four-fold jump from similar operations undertaken in 2019, MoS for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

In a written response to a question, Rai gave the quantum of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances destroyed from 2019 to 2023 as reported by various Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

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The data shows agencies destroyed approximately 7,62,015 kilograms of narcotics in 2023 as compared to approximately 1,55,929 kilograms in 2019 which shows a 388 per cent increase.

The data includes tablets, injection ampules and codeine-based cough syrup bottles.

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