Narcotics Control Bureau

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is the nodal drug law enforcement and intelligence agency of India responsible for fighting drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances.[1][2] The Director General of NCB is an officer of the Indian Police Service(IPS) or the Indian Revenue Service(IRS).

Narcotics Control Bureau
NCB logo
AbbreviationNCB
MottoIntelligence Enforcement Coordination
Agency overview
Formed17 March 1986 (1986-03-17)
Employees1000
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		India
Operations jurisdictionIndia
Legal jurisdictionNational Jurisdiction
Primary governing bodyGovernment of India
Secondary governing bodyMinistry of Home Affairs
HeadquartersWest Block No. 1, Wing No. V, R.K. Puram, New Delhi, Delhi
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Rakesh Asthana IPS, Director General
  • R N Srivastava IRS, Deputy Director General (Ops)
Parent agencyMinistry of Home Affairs
Website
narcoticsindia.nic.in

Formation

The Narcotics Control Bureau was created on 17 March 1986 to enable the full implementation of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and fight its violation through the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988.[2] The law was established to fulfill India's treaty obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. Officers in this organisation are drawn from Indian Revenue Service, Indian Police Service and Paramilitary forces in addition to directly recruited members.

Organisation

The Narcotics Control Bureau's national headquarters is located in Delhi, the national capital. Its field units and offices are organised by zones and are located in Mumbai, Indore, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Jodhpur, Chandigarh, Jammu, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Guwahati and Patna.

Apart from the direct feeder grade, officers in this organisation are also drawn from Indian Revenue Service, Indian Police Service and other Paramilitary forces.

The Narcotics Control Bureau is also represented on the Economic Intelligence Council.[3] NCB is affiliated to Home Ministry, which was made responsible for administering The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.[2]

Functions

The chief purpose of the Narcotics Control Bureau is to fight drug trafficking on an all-India level.[2] It works in close cooperation with the Customs and Central Excise/GST, State Police Department, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) and other Indian intelligence and law enforcement agencies both at the national and states level.[1] The NCB also provides resources and training to the personnel of India's Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in fighting drug trafficking.[2] The NCB also monitors India's frontiers to track down points where smuggling activities take place with foreign traffickers.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Narcotics Control Bureau". National Informatics Center. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  2. "Narcotics Control Bureau - Ministry of Finance" (PDF). National Informatics Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2009. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Economic Intelligence Council". National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
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