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2. On 3rd July, 2012 this Court after hearing the Amicus Curiae prima facie came to the conclusion that the procedure prescribed for the destruction of the contraband seized in different States was not being followed resulting in a very piquant situation in which accumulation of huge quantities of the seized drugs and narcotics has increased manifold the chances of their pilferage for re-circulation in the market. This Court also noted a report published in the timesofindia.indiatimes.com under the heading “Bathinda’s police stores bursting at seams with seized narcotics” from which it appeared that large quantities of seized drugs had accumulated over the years including opium, poppy husk, charas etc. apart from modern narcotic substances. The report suggested that 39 lakhs sedatives and narcotic tablets, 1.10 lakhs capsules, over 21,000 drug syrups and 1828 sedative injections apart from 8 kgs. of smack and 84 kgs. of ganja were awaiting disposal in Bathinda Police stores alone. The position was, according to Mr. Sinha, no better in other States especially those situate along the international borders. It was argued by the Amicus Curiae that without proper data from the authorities concerned, it was not possible to take stock of the magnitude of the problem no matter challenges posed by rampant drug abuse had acquired alarming proportions affecting the youth, some of whom are driven to commission of crimes on account of deleterious effects of drug abuse.

DETAILS OF SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF DRUGS (STATEWISE) ANDHRA PRADESH |Item |Total Quantity |Total Quantity |Difference | | |Seized (In 10 |Destroyed (in 10 | | | |years) |years) | | |Ganja |2,20,977.191 Kg |3910.70 Kg |217066.491 kg | | | | |(98.23%) | |Opium |22.925 kg |0 |22.925 Kg | | | | |(100%) | |Charas |6.5 kg |0 |6.5 kg (100%) | |Cocaine |851.096 kg |0 |851.096 kg | | | | |(100%) | |Others |85.125 kg + 103 |0 | | | |Capsules + 81 | | | | |Injections 26 Amp | | |

3. BIHAR |Item |Total Quantity |Total Quantity |Difference | | |Seized (In 10 |Destroyed (in 10 | | | |years) |years) | | |Ganja |45 Kg |0 |45 kg | |Heroin |3.74 kg |0 |3.74 kg | |Charas |48.853 kg |0 |48.853 kg | |Poppy |100 kgs |0 |100 kgs | |Straws | | | | |Methqualon|1676 kgs |0 |1676 kgs | |e | | | | Note:- No destruction of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances have taken place at Patna zonal unit.

|Item       |Total Quantity    |Total Quantity       |Difference      |
|           |Seized (In 10     |Destroyed (in 10     |                |
|           |years)            |years)               |                |
|Opium      |1278.016 kg       |198.025 kg           |1079.99 kg      |
|           |                  |                     |(84.5%)         |
|Smack      |455.543 kg        |244.443 kg           |211.1 kg (46.3%)|
|Heroin     |503.664 kg        |13.759 kg            |489.905 kg      |
|           |                  |                     |(97.2%)         |
|Ganja      |92525.859         |11,820.191 kg        |80705.668 kg    |
|           |                  |                     |(87.22%)        |
|Charas     |9099.432 kg       |2234.481 kg          |6864.951 kg     |
|           |                  |                     |(75.44%)        |
|Intoxicatin|3658.065 kg       |1035.275 kg          |2622.79 Kg      |
|g Powder   |                  |                     |(71.69%)        |
|(Cocaine)  |                  |                     |                |
|Brown Sugar|51.455 kg         |1.1 kg               |51.355 kg       |
|           |                  |                     |(99.8%)         |
|Posta Drug |16224.591 kg      |5081.988 kg          |11,142.603 kg   |
|           |                  |                     |(68.67%)        |

28.   UTTARAKHAND


|Item       |Total Quantity    |Total Quantity       |Difference      |
|           |Seized (In 10     |Destroyed (in 10     |                |
|           |years)            |years)               |                |
|Charas     |1252.091 kg       |330.459 kg           |921.632 kg      |
|           |                  |                     |(73.60%)        |
|Doda       |6783.765 kg       |330.459 kg           |6453.306        |
|           |                  |                     |(95.12%)        |
|Opium      |28.899 kg         |1.859 kg             |27.04 kg        |
|           |                  |                     |(93.567%)       |
|Heroine    |154.454 kg        |0                    |154.454 kg      |
|           |                  |                     |(100%)          |
|Intoxicatin|22413 Nos         |4668 Nos.            |17745 Nos       |
|g Tablets  |                  |                     |(79.17%)        |
|Ganja      |1121.740 kg       |508.300 kg           |613.44 kg       |
|           |                  |                     |(54.686%)       |
|Smack      |8.761 kg + 1022   |0.432 kg + 530       |8.329 kg        |
|           |packets           |Packets              |(95.06%) + 492  |
|           |                  |                     |Packets         |
|           |                  |                     |(48.140%)       |
|Injection  |1924 Nos          |5 Nos.               |1919 Nos        |
|           |                  |                     |(99.74%)        |
|Brown Sugar|.389 kg           |0                    |.389 kg (100%)  |

29.   WEST BENGAL

|Item       |Total Quantity    |Total Quantity       |Difference      |
|           |Seized (In 10     |Destroyed (in 10     |                |
|           |years)            |years)               |                |
|           |By relevant       |                     |                |
|           |authorities       |                     |                |
|Contraband |88520.3317 kg     |0                    |88520.3317 kg   |
|           |                  |                     |(100%)          |