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The following bar chart shows the state wise list of the same:
Figure 1: Number of seizures of drugs and psychotropic substances by DRI in 2019-20
In terms of state-wise seizures the trend has slightly changed in 2019-20 with Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Tamil Nadu accounting for majority of seizures while in 2018-19 Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Assam accounted for majority of the seizures. Further, there is a distinct trend emerging from these seizures which indicates a flow of huge
quantities of Ganja coming from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, passing through Telangana, Chattisgarh and M.P. before reaching the consumption centres in northern states India, mainly U.P. and Bihar. Some quantity of Ganja of the same origin reaches Maharashtra too for consumption. Maharashtra, Telangana and Tamil Nadu appear more prone to manufacture and trafficking of synthetic drugs.
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