Haryana records its strongest-ever crackdown on drug trafficking in 2025: 3,738 NDPS FIRs, 6,801 arrests
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, January 10, 2026: Haryana achieved its most decisive enforcement success against narcotics in 2025, registering a record 3,738 FIRs under the NDPS Act and arresting 6,801 accused, marking the state’s strongest anti-drug action to date. The achievements were shared by Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Dr. Sumita Misra.
Highlighting sustained efforts, Dr. Misra said that between 2020 and 2025, Haryana registered 20,519 NDPS cases and arrested 35,207 accused.
The year-on-year rise in enforcement reflects a consistent and intensified campaign aimed at dismantling drug trafficking networks and deterring offenders.
Arrests during 2025 extended across multiple states, with the highest number of accused from Uttar Pradesh (169), followed by Punjab (147), Rajasthan (64) and Delhi (45). Offenders from Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and several northeastern states were also apprehended.
Among foreign nationals, 26 Nigerians, six Nepalis and one Senegalese citizen were arrested, indicating Haryana’s success in tackling international drug syndicates.
The state made significant inroads against commercial-scale trafficking. In 2025 alone, 457 commercial NDPS cases were registered and 1,227 accused arrested — the highest annual figures in six years. Overall, commercial cases accounted for 2,224 FIRs and 5,824 arrests during this period.
Haryana’s enforcement agencies also intensified action against inter-state and international networks, arresting 586 accused in 2025, including 553 from other states and 33 foreign nationals, a notable increase from 444 arrests in 2024.
Over the last six years, narcotics worth hundreds of crores were seized. Recoveries included 89,696 kg of poppy straw, 55,701 kg of ganja, 1,300 kg of charas and 229 kg of heroin. In 2025 alone, 55.84 kg of heroin was confiscated, among the highest annual seizures recorded.
Other recoveries included opium, opium plants, cocaine and synthetic drugs such as MDMA, methamphetamine and LSD. Authorities also seized over 58.44 lakh units of diverted pharmaceutical drugs, with 6.59 lakh units recovered in 2025.
Emphasising financial disruption of drug networks, Dr. Misra said properties worth Rs. 67.01 crore belonging to 370 traffickers were seized, frozen or forfeited between 2007 and 2025. In 2025 alone, assets worth Rs. 13.59 crore linked to 143 persons were attached.
To ensure swift justice, Haryana has operationalised eight NDPS Fast Track and Special Courts, with proposals submitted for additional courts in Yamunanagar, Faridabad, Gurugram and Rohtak. Further, 147 hardcore offenders were detained under preventive laws between 2022 and 2025.
Alongside enforcement, the state has prioritised prevention through awareness, conducting 18,540 anti-drug programmes that reached over 28.46 lakh people across schools, colleges, workplaces and communities.
“Haryana is committed to ensuring that crime does not pay,” Dr. Misra said, underlining a comprehensive approach combining enforcement, financial action, speedy trials and public awareness.