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⇨ The Government introduced the NCORD mechanism in 2016 to have effective coordination of actions among various Ministries, Departments, and Central and state law enforcement agencies dealing with narcotics.
⇨ Indian Acts to Combat Drug Menace:
⇨ Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act, 1985:
⇨ The Act prohibits a person from the production/manufacturing/cultivation, possession, sale, purchasing, transport, storage, and/or consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.
⇨ The NDPS Act has since been amended four times — in 1988, 2001, 2014, and 2021.
⇨ The act extends to the whole of India and it applies also to all Indian citizens outside India and to all persons on ships and aircraft registered in India.
⇨ The Narcotics Control Bureau was set up under the act with effect from March 1986.
⇨ Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988:
⇨ The act extends to the whole of India.
⇨ It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 4th day of July 1988.
⇨ It was established to enable the full implementation and enforcement of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1985.
⇨ Seizure Information Management System (SIMS):
⇨ The Ministry of Home Affairs launched an e-portal called "SIMS" in 2019.
⇨ It will create a complete online database of drug offenses and offenders.
⇨ International Treaties and Conventions to Combat Drug Menace:
⇨ United Nations (UN) Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961).
⇨ UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971).
⇨ UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988).
⇨ UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) 2000.