The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is the chief law enforcement

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 and intelligence agency of India

India

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 responsible for fighting drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances.

Formation

The Narcotics Control Bureau was created on 17 March 1986 to enable the full implementation of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

"Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act" is the title of several national laws designed to implement the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and Convention on Psychotropic Substances, including:*Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act...

, 1985 and fight its violation through the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988. The law was established to fulfill India's treaty obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 is an international treaty to prohibit production and supply of specific drugs and of drugs with similar effects except under licence for specific purposes, such as medical treatment and research...

, Convention on Psychotropic Substances

Convention on Psychotropic Substances

The Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 is a United Nations treaty designed to control psychoactive drugs such as amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and psychedelics signed at Vienna on February 21, 1971...

, and United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 is one of three major drug control treaties currently in force. It provides additional legal mechanisms for enforcing the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on...

.Officers in this organisation are drawn from Indian Revenue Service

Indian Revenue Service

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(I.R.S.).

Organization

The Narcotics Control Bureau's national headquarters is located in Delhi

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, the national capital. Its field units and offices are organised by zones, and are located in Mumbai

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, Indore

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, Kolkata

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, Chennai

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, Varanasi

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, Jodhpur

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, Chandigarh

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, Jammu

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, Ahmedabad

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, Imphal

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, Bengaluru, Patna

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 and Thiruvananthapuram

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.Officers in this organisation are drawn from Indian Revenue Service

Indian Revenue Service

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(I.R.S.). The Narcotics Control Bureau is also represented on the Economic Intelligence Council

Economic Intelligence Council

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. The NCB is affiliated with the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Finance (India)

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, which was made responsible for administering the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

Functions

The chief purpose of the Narcotics Control Bureau is to fight drug trafficking on an all-India level. It works in close cooperation with Customs and Central Excise, Income Tax, Indian Police Service

Indian Police Service

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 (IPS), Central Bureau of Investigation

Central Bureau of Investigation

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 (CBI), Central Economic Intelligence Bureau

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(CEIB) and other Indian intelligence and law enforcement agencies both at the national and states level. The NCB also provides resources and training to the personnel of India's law enforcement agencies in fighting drug trafficking. The NCB also monitors India's frontiers to track down points where smuggling activities take place with foreign traffickers.