100 million people addicted to drugs in the country, drug trade grows rapidly during Corona

New delhi date. 10 June 2022 Friday

The trade and consumption of drugs in the country has increased rapidly during the Corona period. In 2022, this has increased significantly. About 100 million people in the country use illicit drugs like heroin, cocaine, opium, marijuana and cannabis. The deputy director general of the National Narcotics Control Bureau said that in 2007, about 20 million people in the country were using illicit drugs, a number that has increased fivefold in 15 years to more than 100 million. The number of young people taking drugs is increasing and this number is constantly increasing.

According to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the number of people taking heroin-cocaine and opium in 2018 was 2.30 crore. The number of cannabis users is 3.10 crore. The number of opium users has increased by more than 600% since 2004. The NCB seized 412 consignments of drugs like heroin and cocaine in the year 2020, while in the first 5 months of 2022 this number has reached 245. The NCB recorded 684 drug-related cases in 2021. According to the NCB, 3800 kg of heroin worth Rs 26,000 crore has been seized since April 2021.

Not easy to track

The NCB's DDG said drug smugglers and drug peddlers have come up with new ways to evade the NCB and other agencies since the outbreak of the Corona virus. Drug peddlers are using drones for shipment of drugs. Also sends anonymous parcels by courier. This is very easy for them. The buyer orders the drugs online from the Darknet site and is supplied by anonymous parcels. It is not easy for agencies to track this.

Smugglers are adopting new methods

According to the NCB, drug traffickers are looking for new ways to deliver drugs. They send anonymous parcels using courier. According to Deputy DG, NCB, heroin worth Rs 26,000 crore has been seized since April 2021.

300 parcels seized

The NCB seized 300 such parcels in 2021 as against 60 in 2019. To curb this, the NCB has directed courier companies to keep records of senders and recipients.