The Haryana government officials said on Tuesday they have come down heavily on the state’s drug menace, totalling 1,130 cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NPDS) Act between January and April this year. Of these, 143 were related to commercial quantities of narcotics.
Haryana’s additional Chief Secretary, Home, Sumita Misra, said the government has taken stringent action on the enforcement front, which is evident from as many as 1,801 arrests connected with drug offences, including 332 for possession or trafficking of commercial quantities of drugs under the NPDS Act. Additionally, 34 offenders were detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, officials said.
In the first four months of 2025, the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau (HSNCB) carried out major operations, seizing 22.40 kg of heroin, 57.78 kg of charas, 1,520.71 kg of ganja, 87.09 kg of opium, and 6,766.33 kg of poppy straw, Misra said.
Authorities also confiscated 1,609 bottles, 48,982 capsules, 3,152 injectable narcotics, over 95,000 tablets and 128.35 kg of opium poppy.
“During the same period, 1,130 cases were registered under the NDPS Act, out of which 143 involved commercial quantities (of drugs). A total of 1,801 offenders were arrested,” she said.
Misra urged all citizens to support the government in the fight against drugs, saying they should proactively use the MANAS helpline, 1933, where citizens can report any information on drug trafficking while keeping their identities confidential.
Using modern surveillance tools such as the GIS-enabled MAPDRUGS portal that is used to monitor and act against illegal drug cultivation and trafficking with greater precision, Misra said the Haryana government was following a whole-of-government approach that includes structural, institutional and digital reforms to dismantle the drug ecosystem from every angle.
The state government had also taken out the ‘Haryana Cyclothon 2.0’ between April 5 and April 27, which passed through all 90 assembly constituencies with the message of supporting a drug-free Haryana.
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