Madhya Pradesh Police To Launch Anti-Drug Website, Complaint Number Today
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): To mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26, the Madhya Pradesh Police is set to launch a dedicated website to provide information on drug abuse and a mobile number for people to report drug-related crimes. Officials made the announcement on Wednesday, emphasising the urgent need for public participation in combating drug addiction and trafficking.
As per a national survey, around 7.61% of the country’s population between 18 and 75 years use drugs in various forms, including cannabis, opium, sedatives, inhalants, cocaine, amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) and hallucinogens. Besides, nearly 17% of the population is addicted to liquor, highlighting a widespread substance abuse problem.
Additional Director General (Narcotics) KP Venkateswara Rao said the website—www.mppolicenarcotics.in—will go live on Thursday. The portal will host detailed content on drug abuse prevention, assessment of the scale of addiction, preventive strategies, treatment and rehabilitation options, and general awareness resources. Citizens will also be allowed to upload their work or content on the site, although all submissions will be authenticated before being published.
To complement the website, a new mobile number—7049100785—is also being launched. People can use it to report drug-related crimes along with evidence, if they wish to initiate legal action.
Drug seizures show rising trend
In 2023, Madhya Pradesh Police registered 355 FIRs in cases involving chemical drugs and seized a total of 116.750 kilograms of these substances. In addition, 341 FIRs were filed specifically for sale and distribution of smack, with police recovering 19 kilograms of the narcotic. Cannabis seizures also remained high, with 12,000 kilograms confiscated in the same year. This led to 2,469 FIRs being filed against 2,978 people.
Police also reported seizure of 70 kilograms of charas and an enormous 69,959 kilograms of doda-chura. These figures reflect a growing trend in use and trafficking of chemical and natural drugs across the state. In total, the police seized 65,320 kilograms of drugs in 2023. This figure rose to 82,645 kilograms the following year, and in the first three months of the current year alone, 19,495 kilograms have already been confiscated.
11-day campaign across MP
As part of a special anti-narcotics campaign running from June 12 to June 25, Madhya Pradesh Police seized illegal drugs worth over ₹2.25 crore. Between June 11 and 23, significant recoveries were made across various districts. Indore district led the operation with drug seizures valued at more than ₹42 lakh. In Guna, drugs worth ₹21 lakh were confiscated, while Rewa reported seizures worth ₹19 lakh. Ratlam district recorded ₹14.20 lakh in drug recoveries. In Neemuch, police seized narcotics valued at ₹27 lakh, and the state’s narcotics wing alone recovered drugs worth ₹11 lakh during the campaign.
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