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78006 persons were arrested under NDPS Act in 2017: MHA ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 20:17 IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday said that 78006 persons were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 as per the Crime in India 2017 report.
According to the ministry, these include 46835 persons who were arrested for the possession of drugs for personal use or consumption and 31231 persons were arrested for possession of drugs for trafficking.
This was stated by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy while he was answering Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member Rita Bahuguna Joshi s query, that said, Whether the government is aware that as per the Crime in India 2017 Report, the number of arrests under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for the possession of drugs for personal use/ consumption outnumber the arrests