Question : SYNTHETIC DRUGS



(a) whether an expert consultant to Interpol Secretariat General has issued a warning that our country would very soon face great threat from synthetic drugs like Amphetamines and Ecstasy;

(b) if so, the details thereof and whether these drugs are available in North-East States; and

(c) the number of such cases detected by the CBI during last two years?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI A. RAJA)

(a) to (c) The information is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.