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The proximity to the largest producers of heroin and hashish- Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan the (Golden Triangle and Golden Crescent) has made India’s borders vulnerable to drug trafficking because of indigenous production of low-grade heroin and other drugs.
Easy availability leads to growing demand in neighboring areas of production and in international market also which further instigates drug trafficking. This involves carrying drugs from one country to another country or from one city to another city, and their distribution to the addicts. This money generated from illegal drug sale has been used to fund various insurgent and terrorist movements. Estimates show that this money accounts more than 15% of the total finance of militant groups in J&K, PB, and North Eastern states.
International criminal syndicate like The Dawood Ebrahim is engaged in this business. This business further facilitates other organized crimes such as human trafficking, gun running, and prostitution. Moreover, all of them use the same illegal network to smuggle people, contraband, and arms. For instance, the explosives used in 1993 and later in 2008 Mumbai attack the terrorists used the same route to source weapons and explosives across the border.
Trafficking of drugs takes place massively through land borders (nearly 70 %) followed by sea and air routes. India has tried to tackle the problem through the strategies to reduce the demand and supply of drugs through enacting laws, cooperating with the voluntary organization, securing its borders and coasts by increasing surveillance, as well as by seeking active cooperation of neighbors and international community.
India has been a traditional consumer of opium and various cannabis products (bhang, marijuana/ ganja, and hashish). These narcotics were mostly used for medical purposes, during religious and social ceremonies mostly these demands were met locally. There is a gradual shift from traditional/natural (local) drug use towards synthetic (imported) drugs that are being trafficked. Since 1980’s with the inflow of Heroin, this has disastrous consequences and became an issue of concern. There are millions of persons addicted to drugs including heroin, opium, cocaine, etc. These addicts get their supplies from 'pimps' who get them from organized groups engaged in this crime.
Trafficking business is very large, expensive and illegal. So it needs organization, contacts, markets, and large sums of money. On the other hand, these features put the business outside the reach of individuals and small criminal groups operate. It is a known fact that police knows the gangs engaged in these activities but because they are 'fixed up', nobody gets arrested. A live example is a case of ‘Drug lord Bhola’ in Punjab state.
India itself is also recognized as a licit producer of opium and opium gun for medical and scientific purposes for domestic as well as international market. In India, Poppy (low quality) is cultivated under license in 22 districts in the states of MP, UP, and RJ. This cultivation is carried out under strict licensing. The Central Bureau of Narcotics in 2010 destroyed 390 acres of illicit poppy cultivation in the country. Poppy/ brown sugar is illicitly grown in states of HP, UK, Bihar, Jharkhand, WB, Manipur, and AP.
The ‘Golden Crescent’; largest producer of opium and cannabis in the world has made India vulnerable to trafficking. Factors contributed to increasing the inflow of drugs through Indian borders includes militancy in the state of J&K and Punjab in 1980’s, the closing of the Balkan route during Iran0Iraq war (1980-88) rerouted trafficking towards Indian borders. Additionally, the traditional smuggling route and a porous border provided congenial conditions for drug trafficking. ‘Golden Crescent’ has been the primary source of drugs trafficked into India can be deduced from the percentage of total drugs seized from this route.
Narcotic drugs are trafficked into India through the border states of Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan and J&K. but the most preferred route is the “Thar Desert” due to its vastness, a traditional opium route, barren and poorly guarded, provides enough hideouts. In addition to it, the Thar Express have also played a major role in carrying drugs from Pakistan to India. The Samjhauta Express has alleged to have become a carrier of drugs across the border.
Nepalese and Bhutanese cannabis are in demand for codeine-based pharmaceuticals prepared as a low-grade heroin in these countries. Mostly Hashish and Marijuana/ganja are trafficked. Developed road network and open and poorly guarded borders have facilitated large-scale trafficking from both countries. Moreover, India acts as a transit country for destination countries such as Europe, Canada, and the USA.
Proximity to ‘Golden Triangle’ in the states of Northeast has experienced growing demand for drugs among local population due to political instability and insecurity due to insurgencies in the region. Poorly guarded borders because of tough terrain provide a proliferating environment for the traffickers operating through Indo-Myanmar border.
Most pours and populated Indo-Bangla border is susceptible to smuggling of various kinds of drugs including (Heroin, ganja, hashish, brown sugar, cough syrups, etc.) Well developed rail, river and road network allows the traffickers to trade in the large volume of both legal and illegal trade. Smuggling activities are well supported by the existing of criminal networks for financial gains.
Suggestions
Indian government should toughen penalties against all those making profits from the drug trade. Increased investment in intelligence is required to trace down the chain of persons involved. International cooperation will also act like a panacea against the illegal trade which is very dangerous for the demography and internal security of the nation. By launching awareness campaigns in school, colleges to avoid the drug intake will broaden the effectiveness as the young population in the country is in majority. Other measures like drug testing, parental education, confidence building, assertive training and diseases due to drug use should also be implemented to eliminate the demand and gradually the illegal trade.
In the end, It is seen that the center government is taking effective steps to control smuggling of drugs into the country. Central Narcotics Department in collaboration with BSF is taking effective steps in this matter. Moreover, the Social Justice and Empowerment ministry is framing a National Drug demand Reduction Policy that will look into various issues. The Narcotic Control Bureau is empowered to control, regulate and monitor the manufacturing, distribution, import, export and transportation of any substance which government has declared to be a ‘controlled substance’.
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