HISTORY ABOUT POPPY CULTIVATION
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First poppy cultivation was noticed in India in
the 15th Century at Malwa(Punjan/Haryana)
and Cambay (Jaipur)
During Moghul Empire’s period Poppy was
grown and was an important article of trade
with China & other Western Countries.
In 1757, the East India Company after
assuming the power of collection of revenues
in Bengal and Bihar, took the control of this
trade
¾ After Independence, Govt of India took step to
unify and rationalize the system of control over the
production of Opium through out the country by
setting up a Central Organisation known as
CENTRAL BUREAU OF NARCOTICS (C.B.N)
¾ Single Convention on Narcotics Drugs held at
New York on 30.03.1961 - decided that member
countries shall establish a Govt Agency to
control this cultivation within limited areas and
cultivators to be licensed by such dept. and the
licensed cultivators will hand over the total
opium to them to be used for medical and
scientific purposes
Natural Drugs
Opium
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It is a milky type substance obtained from a poppy by making
incisions into the unripe seedpod of the poppy.
The incisions are made in the late afternoon. Then milky
substances oozes out which turns to reddish brown upon contact
with air. The exuded substance is collected the following morning.
Contains - Morphine(4-21%), Codeine(0.7–3%), Thebaine (0.21%)
Orally administered or smoked.
It is a depressant.
Analgesic, anticough
Causes euphoria, drowsiness, lethargy, constriction of pupils
Major centers of production of opium
Golden crescent : Afghanistan, Pakistan & Iran;
Golden triangle : Myanmar, Thailand & Laos.
GOLDEN CRESCENT
AFGHANISTAN
PAKISTAN
IRAN
GOLDEN TRIANGLE
MYANMAR
THAILAND
LAOS
Natural Drugs
MORPHINE
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It is the principal alkaloid of Opium. It is
extracted by dissolving raw opium in hot water
, precipitating impurities by adding lime.
White to brown powder, turns black in contact
with air.
Orally administered or injected
It is a analgesic and a depressant
Causes euphoria, drowsiness, lethargy,
constriction of pupils
It is prepared by treating morphine with
Acetic Anhydride
‰ White to dark brown powder.
‰ Smoked or injected.
‰ No medical use.
‰ It is a depressant.
‰ Causes euphoria, drowsiness, lethargy,
constriction of pupils
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DISTRICTS PRONE TO
ILLICIT POPPY CULIVATION
IN WEST BENGAL
Illicit Cultivation of poppy in WB
BIRBHUM
MURSHIDABAD
BURDWAN
NADIA
BANKURA
DESTRUCTION OF OPIUM POPPY CULTIVATION AT KAZISHA, BELDANGA PS., MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT Poppy Destruction in Birbhum district
Lanced Poppy Pod- Burdwan
AREAS UNDER ILLICIT POPPY CULTIVATION
DISTRICT
BIRBHUM
POLICE
STATION
AREAS
DUBRAJPUR
Palasdanga, Debipur-char, Bharra,
Bisalpur,Salla, Tapaspur, Bonmunda,
Basahari, Arora, Paduma, Birori, Ganrah,
Kshoshnagar, Satkenduli, Srichandpur,
Lohagram etc.
KHRASOLE
Kendragaria, Chapla, Krishnapur,
Lauberia, Chhora, Borghata, Nichinta,
Kulikuri,Junidpur, Singdangla, Dahal
ILLAMBAZAR
KANKARTOLA
Tikarbeta, Sukdala, Ekdala, Binuli,
Haldiguri, Billow Mangal, Beluria,
Damanpur, Udaypur, Khudrapur
Valeni, Benui, Sira, Nabasole, Hazratpur,
Benui, Valeni etc
DISTRICT
BANKURA
POLICE
STATION
AREAS
PATRASAYAR
Palit, Naricha
INDAS
Maheshpur
BISHNUPUR
Dhangora, Gumut
ONDA
Bhetiara
BARJORA
Bamundiha
MURSHIDABAD NOWDA
BELDANGA
Chandabad
Kazisha
MALDA
RATUA
Goborjana, Pukuria, Chouduar,
Kadomtoli
MALDA
KALIACHAK
Dolsona, Mahisbathani, Barkol,
Puratontala, Rahmatnagar, Uttar
Batra, Khoklamark
BAISHNOV
NAGAR
Bhonaichak, Sahbajpur, Akandoberia,
Naldahare, Jorakhan, Mozampur,
Gulabganj, Narayanpur
Chalakpara, Pardeonapur, Nepal hut,
Chitmahal, Dhatri Para, Camppara
BURDWA
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KETUGRAM
Nutangram, Mougram, Vandargoria,
Ganful, Noapara, Chakda, Narenga
MANGOLKOTE
Lakuria, Gopinthpur, Taldanga,
Balidanga, Sagira
KAKSA
Ranipur, Shasipur, Binodpur etc.
PURBASTHALI
Benakar, Hamidpur, Jhowdanga, Kurul,
Patuli
KATWA
Bannagara, Nahata
GALSI
Shikarpur, Bhasapur
LAODAHA
Gourbazar, Kamardanga, Madhaipur
WHY CULTIVATION IS PROHIBITED
Myths
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You can stop using drugs
anytime
You can get addicted to
drugs only if you use it for
a long time
Facts
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Withdrawal symptoms,
peer pressure and easy
availability of drugs make
it difficult
Drugs can cause the
brain to send the wrong
signals to the body. This
can make a person stop
breathing, have a heart
attack or go into a coma.
This can happen the first
time the drug is used
LEGAL PROVISIONS UNDER
THE N.D.P.S. ACT, 1985
(As amended)
The N. D. P. S. Act, 1985
Section 8:
Prohibition of Certain operationsSection: 8 (b) –
No person shall
Cultivate the opium poppy or any
cannabis plant ;
PUNISHMENT FOR CONTRAVENTION IN
RELATION TO POPPY STRAW
Section: 15
Without license of GOI no person can
produces,
possesses,
transports,
sells, purchases, uses or warehouses
any poppy straw.
Punishment for contravention:
Rigorous imprisonment which may
extent to 10 years with fine upto one
lakh rupees.
PUNISHMENT FOR ILLICIT POPPY
CULTIVATION
Section: 18 ( c )
Punishment
for
contravention
in
relation to opium poppy cultivation –
Rigorous imprisonment which may
extent to 10 years with fine upto one
lakh rupees.
PUNISHMENT FOR allowing premises to be
used for commission of an offence
Section: 25
Whoever, being the owner of
occupier or having the control or use
of any house, room, space, place
knowingly permits it to be used for
the commission of an offence under
the provision of this Act, shall be
punishment
provided
for
that
offences.
PUNISHMENT FOR financing to the traffickers
Section: 27A
Whoever,
indulges
in
financing,
directly or indirectly any person in any of
the activities specified in Sub clauses (i) to
(v) of clause (viiia) of Section 2 including
poppy cultivation, shall be punished with
rigorous imprisonment for a term which
shall not be less that 10 years and
maximum up to 20 years with a fine not
less than 1 lakh and may extend to 2 lakh
rupees.
Section : 46
9 “Duty of land holder to give information of
illegal cultivation”9Every holder of land shall give immediate
information to any officer of the Police or of any of
the departments mentioned in section – 42 of all the
opium poppy, cannabis plant or coca plant;
9 every such holder of land who knowingly neglects
to give such information, shall be liable to
punishment.
SECTION : 47
Duty of certain officers to give information of
illegal cultivation
9every officer of the government and every panch,
sarpanch and other village officer of whatever
description shall give immediate information to any
officer of the Police or of any of the departments
mentioned in section 42;
9 every such officer of the Government, panch,
sarpanch and other village officer who neglects to
give such information, shall be liable to punishment.
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AWARENESS PROGRAMME
9 Distribution
of Hand Bills / Leaflets
among the villagers containing the penal
provisions in vernacular before the seed
sowing season;
9Organizing Road rally to stop cultivation
9 Publication of Notice in the esteemed
daily newspapers, SMS, miking in the
affected areas, publicity through cable TV
etc.
9 Organizing
of awareness seminar at
District, block, thana and village level by
respective authorities
ACTION PLAN
¾ To conduct continuous destruction operation
during the month of January and March.
¾ To register cases and initiate prosecution
including arrests.
¾ Monetary support will be provided by NCB cost of labour and transportation.
¾ Rewards for participating officers
INVESTIGATION OF CASES OF
ILLICIT POPPY CULTIVATION.
1. Survey & detection of areas of illicit poppy cultivation
(i) Survey & identification of the cultivated plots;
(ii) Other law & order problem may be assessed
(iii) The photographs of the land may be obtained
showing the nearest identification mark, if feasible.
2. Jurisdictional Land Revenue Officer.
(i) Presence of Land Revenue Officer on the
day of destruction;
(ii) Certificate of the Land Revenue Officer
regarding the ownership of the cultivated
land to be obtained;
(iii) The details of the cultivated land to be
mentioned in the Destruction
Destruction Certificate separately.
Order
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Guidelines for destruction operation
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Order of destruction may be obtained from
the respective authority under section: 48;
Destruction Certificate may be prepared in
detail e.g. Khatian / Mouza No. etc.;
Prima facie test to be conducted & drawal of
sample of plant species;- 100 gms. in
duplicate
Procedure carried in presence of two
independent witnesses;
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Samples to be forwarded
Laboratory within 72 hours;
to
Chemical
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Interrogation of the land owner / cultivator
shall be made immediately after the
destruction;
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The respective Ld. Court shall be informed
about the destruction operation & offence
committed by the land owner / cultivator on
the next day;
ORDER FOR ATTACHMENT AND DESTRUCTION UNDER SECTION
– 48 OF THE NDPS ACT, 1985 (AS AMENDED)
I Shri ……………………………. Have reason to believe that opium poppy plants
have been illegally cultivated on the land i.e. Plot / Dag No. …………..,
Khatian No. …………., Mouza No. ……………. ………., Village: …………., P. S.
…………………….., District …………………….., West Bengal measuring ………….
Kottah / bighas / acres of land, owner of the land. Sri
……………………………………… S/o, …………………………………… R/o …………………. Village:
…………………, P.S. ………………….., District ……………….., W.B. and therefore, I do
hereby attach the aforesaid illegal opium poppy plants, as the same is
prohibited under Section: 8 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (as amended) and
punishable under Section: 18 of the above said Act.
AND, I do hereby order to destroy the aforesaid illegally cultivated
opium poppy plants under Section: 48 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (as
amended).
Signature of Gazetted Officer.
CERTIRFICATE OF DESTRUCTION
In pursuance of destruction order dated: ……………….. issued by Shri
…………………. Under Section: 48 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (as amended), the
opium poppy plants illegally cultivated on the land bearing Dag No. ………….,
Khatian No. ………., Mouza No. …………………., P. S. ………………., District: …………………..,
West Bengal, owner of the land Shri …………………………, S/o…………………………
R/o……………………….., Village: …………………………, P.S………………………, District:
………………………., West Bengal have been destroyed by raising it to the ground
and setting it to fire in presence of witnesses.
SIGNATURE
OFFICER EXECUTING THE ORDER
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