Haryana’s war on drugs: Over 3k held, 1,858 FIRs filed i in6 months

Haryana appears to be intensifying its crackdown on drug trafficking, with the state reporting significant gains in the first half of 2025 through more arrests of peddlers and larger drug seizures compared to the corresponding period last year.

- Pawan Sharma

Official data reveals a 29% rise in serious drug-related cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act between January and June this year. Police registered 1,858 first information reports (FIRs), up from 1,657 during the same period in 2024.

Heroin seizures have seen a sharp increase, with 31 kg confiscated so far this year, a 62% jump over last year’s figure. In the last six calendar years, Haryana recorded the seizure of 205 kg of heroin with the highest 40.55 kg seized from Sirsa district in six years followed by 22 kg in Fatehabad district.

Police officials say there is a growing presence of synthetic and party drugs like MDMA that points to a disturbing trend.

For instance, the first six months of 2024 have already seen a dramatic rise in MDMA seizures with 288 grams recovered, a staggering 86% increase over the previous year. This nearly equals the cumulative total of 392 grams seized over the six-year span from January 2019 to December 2024.