Tamil Nadu Cracks Down on Drug Trade: Police Chief Shankar Jiwal

Rapid Summary

• Tamil Nadu exhibits strong enforcement against narcotics, being ranked 8th in NDPS Act crime detection rates (13.5 cases per lakh population vs. national average of 8.3).
• Despite being among the lowest drug-consuming states, Tamil Nadu intercepts large quantities of trafficked drugs due to its strategic location as a transit point.
• Significant seizures as May 2021 include over one lakh kilograms of ganja and other pharmaceutical drugs. Cannabis crops worth ₹4,000 crore were destroyed in Andhra Pradesh through inter-state cooperation while maintaining Zero Ganja Cultivation within Tamil Nadu itself.
• Conviction rates under NDPS cases reached 88% by june 2025, highlighting judicial effectiveness with 3,493 convictions from 4,889 cases filed during this period.
• enforcement tactics include preventive detention laws under the Tamil Nadu Act and expanded surveillance on inter-state routes via checkpoints targeting traffickers using buses and two-wheelers for movement of contraband substances.
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