Unveils vision document on drug control; targets Rs 6,000 crore narcotics destruction
Next 3 years will decide
Be ruthless on traffickers
Be sympathetic to victims
Reconnect children with life
Victory will be ours
New Delhi, Jun 26: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday said that the country stands at a critical turning point in the fight against narcotics, where the next three years will decide whether addiction will defeat us or we will defeat addiction.
“For the future of the country over the next 100 years, we must win this battle with firm determination and collective efforts, and that this fight cannot be waged by any single department, state, government, or individual,” Shah said while chairing the 10th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) in New Delhi. He released the ‘Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029)’ and the ‘NCB Annual Report-2025’, and launched the ‘Online Drugs Disposal Fortnight Campaign’ with a target to destroy narcotics weighing 2,09,500 kilograms valued at Rs 6,000 crore.
In his address, the Home Minister said the roadmap from 2026 to 2029 is based on four major pillars: Enforcement, Intelligence and Operations; Precursors and Synthetic Drug Control; Demand and Harm Reduction; and Capacity Building, Coordination and Monitoring. Its aim is to conduct targeted intelligence-led action against the entire network and destroy it completely. The roadmap has been prepared keeping in mind the Whole of Government Approach and Whole of Society Approach.
Shah described the fight against drugs in three words: Detect, Disrupt and Destroy. He emphasized that we must use HUMINT, technical intelligence, and community policing to destroy all three types of cartels. Under Disrupt, we must hit drug traffickers at every level with the full force of the law, and through PMLA and ED, conduct financial investigations against drug traffickers very ruthlessly. Under Destroy, we must ruthlessly finish the networks in such a way that they do not rise again.
“We must maintain a ruthless approach towards those involved in drug trafficking and a sympathetic approach towards the victims of drugs. It is our compassion and goodwill that can reconnect these children with a normal life,” he added.
The Union Home Minister directed that states should convert their Anti-Narcotics Task Forces (ANTFs) into full-time, dedicated, well-equipped, and accountable units. State Police Chiefs must make financial investigation mandatory in major NDPS cases and ensure real-time data sharing. The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken up the matter with all High Courts to set up special courts for speedy disposal of major cases. States must develop mechanisms to accelerate action through Red Corner Notices, extradition processes, and the CBI against drug smugglers hiding abroad.
Amit Shah said that between 2004 and 2014, drugs worth Rs 40,000 crore were seized, while from 2014 to 2026, drugs worth Rs 1,84,000 crore have been seized. Similarly, illegal opium crop destruction has increased from 10,000 acres in 2020 to 42,282 acres in 2025. Between 2004 and 2014, 1,73,000 cases were registered, while from 2014 to 2026, 8,75,000 cases have been registered.
During the meeting, the Union Home Minister e-inaugurated NCB zonal offices in Jammu and Guwahati. The meeting was attended by senior officials from various ministries, states, and central agencies. “If we fight this battle together and in unity, victory will definitely be ours, and in the next three years, we will make massive progress towards eliminating drug networks in India,” Shah said.
