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The '''Narcotics Control Bureau''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''NCB''') is an [[Law enforcement in India|Indian federal law enforcement]] and [[List of Indian Intelligence agencies|intelligence]] agency under the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]]. The agency is tasked with combating [[drug trafficking]] and the use of illegal substances under the provisions of [[Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (India)|Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act]].

Established in 1986, it is responsible for coordination with the [[State governments of India|Indian state governments]] and other central departments, implementation of India's international obligations with regard to drug trafficking, and assisting international and foreign drug law enforcement agencies.<ref name="NCB">{{cite web|title=Narcotics Control Bureau|url=http://narcoticsindia.nic.in/Aboutus.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410074217/http://narcoticsindia.nic.in/Aboutus.htm|archive-date=2009-04-10|access-date=2009-07-19|publisher=[[National Informatics Center]]}}</ref><ref name="A">{{cite journal|title=Narcotics Control Bureau - Ministry of Finance|url=http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/budget/annual_report/9596rev7.PDF|url-status=dead|publisher=[[National Informatics Center]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716105952/http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/budget/annual_report/9596rev7.PDF|archive-date=2011-07-16|access-date=2009-07-19}}</ref>

==Formation==
The Narcotics Control Bureau was created on 17 March 1986 to enable the full implementation of The [[Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (India)|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.<ref name="A"/> The law was established to fulfill India's treaty obligations under the [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]], [[Convention on Psychotropic Substances]], and [[United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances]]. Officers in this organisation are drawn from [[Indian Revenue Service]], [[Indian Police Service]] and Paramilitary forces in addition to directly recruited members.{{fact|date=September 2019}}

==Organisation==
The Narcotics Control Bureau's national headquarters is located in [[Delhi]], the national capital. Its field units and offices are organised by zones and are located in [[Mumbai]], [[Indore]], [[Kolkata]], [[Delhi]], [[Chennai]], [[Lucknow]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Jammu]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Guwahati]] and [[Patna]].<ref name="NCB" />

The Director General of NCB is an officer of the [[Indian Police Service]](IPS) or the [[Indian Revenue Service]](IRS).{{fact|date=September 2019}} Apart from the direct feeder grade, officers in this organisation are also drawn from Indian Revenue Service, Indian Police Service and other Paramilitary forces.{{fact|date=September 2019}}

The Narcotics Control Bureau is also represented on the [[Economic Intelligence Council]].<ref name="EIC">{{cite web|title=Economic Intelligence Council|url=http://www.ceib.nic.in/eic.htm#eic_role|publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]]|access-date=2009-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912012707/http://www.ceib.nic.in/eic.htm#eic_role|archive-date=12 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> NCB is affiliated to Home Ministry, which was made responsible for administering The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.<ref name="A" />The NCB is outside the ambit of the Right to information Act under Section 24(1) of the RTI act 2005.

==Functions==
The chief purpose of the Narcotics Control Bureau is to fight drug trafficking on an all-India level.<ref name="A"/> It works in close cooperation with the [[Central Board of Excise and Customs|Customs and Central Excise]]/GST, [[Indian Police Service|State Police Department]], [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI), [[Central Economic Intelligence Bureau]] (CEIB) and other Indian intelligence and law enforcement agencies both at the national and states level.<ref name="NCB"/> The NCB also provides resources and training to the personnel of India's Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in fighting drug trafficking.<ref name="A"/> The NCB also monitors India's frontiers to track down points where smuggling activities take place with foreign traffickers.<ref name="A"/>

==See also==
* [[Central Bureau of Investigation]], anti organised crime which are international, multi-state or multi-agency
* [[Directorate of Revenue Intelligence]], anti-smuggling
* [[Enforcement Directorate]], anti economic crimes
* [[Financial_intelligence#Financial_intelligence_organizations|Financial Intelligence Unit]], anti money laundering
* [[National Investigation Agency]], anti terrorism
* [[NIA Most Wanted]]
* [[List of Indian intelligence agencies]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Home Ministry (India)}}
{{Indian intelligence agencies}}
{{Law enforcement in India}}

[[Category:Executive branch of the government of India]]
[[Category:Indian intelligence agencies]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1986]]
[[Category:Federal law enforcement agencies of India]]
[[Category:Illegal drug trade]]
[[Category:Drug policy of India]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Drug control law enforcement agencies]]

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