{"id":6800,"date":"2026-07-21T12:32:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6800"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:18:58","slug":"central-bureau-of-narcotics-cbn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/central-bureau-of-narcotics-cbn\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Bureau of Narcotics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Central Bureau of Narcotics Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) has prevented an attempt to illegally divert an export consignment of 12 crore high-strength Tramadol Hydrochloride tablets.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Central Bureau of Narcotics<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>central government organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dealing with the <\/span><b>international trade of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances, and Precursor Chemicals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It works<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the ambit of various <\/span><b>United Nations Conventions and the provisions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ndps\/\" target=\"_blank\">Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Nodal Ministry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It works under the Department of Revenue (DoR), <\/span><b>Ministry of Finance.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Headquarter: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gwalior<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Organization<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Narcotics Commissioner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the head of the Central Bureau of Narcotics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>Deputy Narcotics Commissioner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is in-charge of each of the three opium growing States of <\/span><b>Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Deputy Narcotics Commissioner is assisted by the Assistant Narcotics Commissioner and District Opium Officers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>District Opium Officer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> issues <\/span><b>licences for cultivation of opium poppy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as per the General Licencing Conditions notified by the Central Government.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions of Central Bureau of Narcotics<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Supervision over licit cultivation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of opium poppy in India<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preventive and enforcement functions especially in the three poppy growing States.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investigation of cases under the NDPS Act, 1985 and filing of complaint in the Court.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Issue of licences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for manufacture of <\/span><b>synthetic narcotic drugs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issuance of Export Authorisations\/ Import Certificate for export\/ import of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issuance of <\/span><b>No Objection Certificate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NOC) for import\/ export of a select number of Precursor Chemicals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/operation-vajra-central-bureau-of-narcotics-seizes-12-crore-tramadol-tablets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Bureau of Narcotics is a central government organization dealing with the international trade of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances, and Precursor 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