Chandigarh, 15 Sept — Haryana is fast emerging as a consumption and trafficking hub for narcotics, with drugs flowing in from neighbouring and far-flung states, according to fresh data compiled by the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau (HSNCB).
From poppy fields in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Bihar to charas (hashish) sourced from Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir, and from ganja (marijuana) belts in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh to pharmaceutical supply chains in Himachal’s Baddi, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Punjab — Haryana’s location at the crossroads of north India makes it a corridor for traffickers.
A senior police official said the state’s borders with Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh allow narcotics to be funneled into nearly every district.
The HSNCB data identifies Sirsa, Fatehabad, Dabwali, Ambala, Hisar, Panipat, Yamunanagar, Jind, Kaithal, Panchkula and Kurukshetra as heroin hotspots, with Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, Bareilly and Aligarh, as well as West Bengal’s Nadia, feeding the supply lines.
- Ganja belt: Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Jhajjar, Rewari, Karnal, Jind and Bhiwani.
- Charas hubs: Ambala, Panchkula, Kaithal, Panipat, Sonepat, Rohtak, Jind, Hisar and Yamunanagar.
- Opium clusters: Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hisar, Dabwali, Kurukshetra, Karnal and Kaithal.
- Pharmaceutical abuse: Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak, Panchkula, Ambala, Nuh and Kurukshetra.
- Synthetic drugs: Gurugram, Faridabad, Dabwali and Panchkula, where MDMA, LSD and cocaine are trafficked via Delhi, Kolkata and Uttar Pradesh.
The Sirsa-Fatehabad-Hisar belt continues to dominate the poppy straw trade, with Kurukshetra, Karnal and Kaithal not far behind.
Between January and August 2025, the HSNCB registered 188 FIRs, including 50 involving commercial quantities, leading to the arrest of 341 people. In the same period, its statewide seizures accounted for pharmaceuticals (16.66%), opium (13.82%), poppy straw (13.11%) and charas (9.94%).
Since 2020, Haryana has seen 1,620 FIRs under the NDPS Act, leading to 2,823 arrests. This year alone, 2,462 NDPS cases have been registered, resulting in 4,162 arrests and 307 commercial quantity seizures.
OP Singh, Director General, HSNCB, said the Bureau’s efforts were focused on dismantling inter-state supply chains. “The HSNCB’s policy is zero tolerance to drugs. We not only seize narcotics, but also dismantle the source and destination of trafficking. We are breaking the inter-state networks of drug peddlers to curb drug trafficking in the state,” he said.
Singh added that the Bureau’s strategy combined enforcement with awareness. “Our campaign proves that when law enforcement and social participation work together, any social crisis can be eradicated from the roots,” he said.
Officials said Haryana’s rising number of drug-free villages and wards, increased conviction rates, property seizures worth crores and preventive detention orders have positioned the state as a “milestone in India’s fight against narcotics.”
