(a)whether the Government have confiscated a large quantity of brown sugar in various parts of the country particularly in Gujarat;
(b)if so, the details of confiscated brown sugar during the last three years;
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(c) whether the Government have destroyed the brown sugar seized from time to time; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefore?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI GINGEE N. RAMACHANDRAN)
(a)The drug law enforcement agencies in the country have seized brown sugar/heroin
in various parts of the country, including Gujarat.
(b) The details of brown sugar/heroin seized in the country, including Gujarat,
during the last three years, as reported by various enforcement agencies, are
given in the enclosed Annexure.
(c)&(d) The details of seized brown sugar/heroin destroyed from time to time during
the last three years, as reported by various drug law enforcement agencies, are as under:
2000 - 1kg. 2001 - 2kg. 2002 - 5kg.
Year 2000 2001 2002
All India Seizures All India Seizures All India Seizures in Seizures Gujarat in Seizures Gujarat in Seizures Gujarat
Number of cases 2841 21 3891 18 4328 19
Quantity in kg. 1240 41 889 54 884 13
Number of persons arrested 3218 37 4304 31 4727 27