Chandigarh, Jan 10: Haryana’s crackdown on drug trafficking gathered pace in 2025, with police registering 3,730 NDPS cases and arresting 6,801 accused, reflecting a sustained rise in enforcement over the years, officials said.
Addressing a review of drug control measures on Saturday, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sumita Misra said the state has seen consistent action since 2020. “In the last six years, over 20,500 FIRs have been registered and more than 35,000 accused arrested under the NDPS Act,” she said.
A significant number of those arrested belonged to other states. Uttar Pradesh accounted for the highest number with 169 accused, followed by Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi. Police also apprehended accused from Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Foreign nationals were among those arrested, including 26 Nigerians, six Nepalis and one Senegalese national, the official statement said.
Misra said enforcement agencies have focused on dismantling organised trafficking networks. In 2025, Haryana registered 457 commercial NDPS cases and arrested 1,227 accused. “The recovery of 55.84 kg of heroin last year underlines the scale of operations we are dealing with,” she said.
Over the past six years, commercial NDPS cases resulted in 2,224 FIRs and 5,824 arrests. Other recoveries during this period included opium, opium plants and cocaine.
The state has also relied on preventive detention laws to curb repeat offences. Under the PIT-NDPS Act, 147 habitual offenders were detained between 2022 and 2025.
Financial action against traffickers has remained a key pillar of enforcement. “We are targeting the economic backbone of drug networks,” Misra said. Since 2007, properties worth Rs 67.01 crore have been seized or forfeited, including Rs 13.59 crore in 2025 alone.
Eight NDPS special courts are currently operational across Haryana to fast-track cases, with more courts proposed. “Awareness and prevention are central to our strategy,” Misra added.
