In a major milestone in the fight against narcotics, Haryana registered a record 3,738 FIRs under the NDPS Act and arrested 6,801 accused persons in 2025, marking the state’s strongest enforcement action against drug trafficking so far. Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Dr Sumita Misra shared these achievements here on Friday.
From 2020 to 2025, the state registered 20,519 FIRs under the NDPS Act and arrested 35,207 accused persons over the past six years. This sustained crackdown has sent a strong deterrent message to drug traffickers across the region, with enforcement figures showing a steady year-on-year increase.
The arrests included those of accused from several states, with the highest numbers from Uttar Pradesh (169), followed by Punjab (147), Rajasthan (64) and Delhi (45). Residents from Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and several northeastern states were also arrested in Haryana for drug-related offences.
Among foreign nationals, authorities apprehended 26 Nigerians, six Nepalis, and one Senegalese national, highlighting the state’s capability to tackle sophisticated international drug cartels operating within its borders.
Haryana has achieved notable success in curbing commercial drug trafficking. In 2025 alone, authorities registered 457 commercial NDPS cases and arrested 1,227 accused—the highest annual figures during the six-year period. Overall, commercial cases accounted for 2,224 FIRs and 5,824 arrests during this time.
The state’s anti-narcotics teams have effectively penetrated inter-state and international drug networks. In 2025, a total of 586 accused were arrested, including 553 from other states and 33 foreign nationals, a significant rise from 444 arrests in 2024, underscoring the growing reach of enforcement agencies.
Over the six-year period, Haryana seized narcotics worth hundreds of crores, dealing a major blow to trafficking networks. Seizures included 55,701 kilograms of ganja, 89,696 kilograms of poppy straw, 1,300 kilograms of charas and 229 kilograms of heroin. In 2025 alone, authorities confiscated 55.84 kilograms of heroin, one of the highest annual seizures of the drug, Dr Misra said.
Other recoveries during this period included 1,819 kilograms of opium, 3,392 kilograms of opium plants and 814 grams of cocaine. Authorities also seized emerging synthetic drugs, including over one kilogram of MD, MDA and MDMA, along with smaller quantities of methamphetamine, LSD and brown sugar.
Dr Misra added that in 2025, enforcement agencies confiscated 18,039 kilograms of poppy straw and 6,257 kilograms of ganja, along with 645 grams of MDMA and 240 grams of cocaine. Pharmaceutical drugs formed a particularly worrying category, with over 58.44 lakh units—capsules, injections, tablets and bottles—seized over six years. In 2025 alone, more than 6.59 lakh such units were recovered.
“We are ensuring that crime does not pay,” Dr. Misra said, highlighting the focus on economic disruption of drug networks. From 2007 to 2025, the state seized, froze and forfeited properties worth ₹67.01 crore belonging to 370 drug traffickers under the NDPS Act. In 2025 alone, properties worth ₹13.59 crore linked to 143 individuals were attached.
To ensure speedy trials, Haryana has set up eight operational NDPS Fast Track and Special Courts in Sirsa, Fatehabad, Ambala, Hisar, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra and Panipat. Two courts were established in April 2022, followed by six more in February 2023. Proposals have also been submitted for additional NDPS courts in Yamunanagar, Faridabad, Gurugram and Rohtak.
Under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988, Haryana detained 147 hardcore drug offenders between 2022 and 2025. Detentions rose sharply from three in 2022 to 51 in 2023, 12 in 2024 and 76 in 2025, effectively curbing repeat offences.
“Prevention through awareness is our strongest weapon,” Dr Misra said, noting that the state has conducted 18,540 anti-drug awareness programmes, reaching 28.46 lakh people across schools, colleges, workplaces and community centres.