More than small quantity but less than commercial quantity involves rigorous imprisonment up to 10 years and fine up to Rs. 1 lakh. Those activities involving commercial quantity of drugs attract rigorous imprisonment of 10 to 20 years and fine of Rs. 1 lakh to 2 lakh.

How are drugs trafficked in India?

Air routes although risky are used by the traffickers to smuggle various drugs through personal carriers, postal services, etc. Delhi and Mumbai continue to remain the most important airports from where drugs are smuggled internationally. Every year maximum quantities of drugs are seized at these two airports.

Is narcotics illegal in India?

It came into force on 14 November 1985 as THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985 (shortened to NDPS Act). Under the NDPS Act, it is illegal for a person to produce/manufacture/cultivate, possess, sell, purchase, transport, store, and/or consume any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.

What are the types of drug trafficking?

Drug trafficking, also known as drug distribution, is the crime of selling, transporting, or illegally importing unlawful controlled substances, such as heroin, cocaine, marijuana, or other illegal drugs.

What is the punishment for carrying drugs in India?

For consumption, the punishment is imprisonment of six months to one year or fine of ten to twenty thousand rupees or both, depending upon the types of drugs used[xiii]. Even the attempt to commit an offence under NDPS Act is punishable with the same punishment as that of the offence[xiv].

Is drug case bailable in India?

The law makes cultivation, consumption, abating consumption, sale or transaction of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances listed under the NDPS Act as crime. Bail is a rule, jail is an exception. Section 37 of the NDPS Act deals with the granting of bail to an accused arrested in a drugs case.

Which drug is mostly used in India?

2) In India, cannabis, heroin and opium are the most commonly used drugs but there is an increasing prevalence of methamphetamine too. The number of users who inject drugs has also gone up substantially.

Which drugs are legal in India?

Cannabis in the form of bhang is legal in India. Its other forms — ganja (marijuana) and charas (hashish) — are illegal. Opioids are sold as opium (doda, phukki or poppy husk), heroin (brown sugar, smack) and pharma opioids.

Which drugs are banned in India?

LIST OF DRUGS BANNED FOR MARKETING IN INDIA

• (1) Amidopyrine.
• (2) Fixed dose combinations of vitamins with anti-inflammatory agents and tranquilizers.
• (3) Fixed dose combinations of Atropine and Analgesic and Antipyretics.
• (4) Fixed dose combinations of Strychnine and Caffeine in tonics.

What kind of drugs are in India?

Alcohol, cannabis, opium, and heroin are the major drugs misused in India, says the report. Buprenorphine, propoxyphene, and heroin are the most commonly injected drugs.