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{{Short description|Indian central law enforcement agency for combating drug trafficking and consumption}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2013}}
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The '''Narcotics Control Bureau''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''NCB''') is an Indian central law enforcement and intelligence agency under the 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. 

Established in 1986, it is responsible for coordination with the 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, 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 [[Medicine:Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs|Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]], [[Medicine:Convention on Psychotropic Substances|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/india/information/what-is-narcotics-control-bureau-heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-ncb-the-agency-probing-drugs-on-cruise-case-involving-aryan-khan-2976798.html/amp|title=What Is Narcotics Control Bureau? Here's All You Need To Know About NCB, The Agency Probing Drugs On Cruise Case Involving Aryan Khan|date=22 October 2021|access-date=27 October 2021|website=latestly.com}}</ref>

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

The Director General of NCB is mostly an officer from 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 Customs and Central Excise/GST, 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 Unit, anti money laundering
* National Investigation Agency, anti terrorism
* NIA Most Wanted
* List of Indian intelligence agencies

==References==
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[[Category:Drug control law enforcement agencies]]

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