Bulk Of Illegal Drugs Being Smuggled To India Via Sea Route: Centre
NDTV
Parliament Winter Session: In the current year till November 30, of the 3,017kg heroin seized, 55 per cent or 1,664 kg was through sea route.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said a significant portion of drugs like heroin, cocaine, and hashish are being smuggled into the country through sea route.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said as per inputs received from Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the main drugs smuggled through the sea route are heroin, cocaine, hashish and Amphetamine type Stimulants (ATS).
"The percentage of these drugs smuggled through sea route vis a vis total seizures is significant, though their percentage varies from year to year," Ms Sitharaman said.
In the current year till November 30, of the 3,017kg heroin seized, 55 per cent or 1,664 kg was through sea route. Of the 122 kg cocaine seized, 84 per cent or 103kg was through sea route.
