Surat City Police have registered 257 narcotics cases and arrested 320 individuals in 2026 so far, with ganja (cannabis) accounting for the largest share of seizures, according to data presented at a Narco Coordination Centre (N-Cord) committee meeting held on 29 October 2026. The meeting was chaired by Surat Police Commissioner Wabang Jamir and reviewed inter-agency efforts to curb drug trafficking across the city.

Ganja Dominates the Numbers

Of the 257 total cases, 178 — nearly 70% — involved ganja, leading to the arrest of 219 people. Police seized 414 kg of the substance, valued at ₹1.92 crore. The figures underscore cannabis as the most widely trafficked narcotic in Surat this year.

Hybrid ganja featured in six separate cases, with 778 grams valued at ₹27.23 lakh seized and seven people arrested — indicating the emergence of higher-potency variants alongside conventional cannabis.

MD Drugs, Heroin and Other Substances

MD drugs (methamphetamine derivatives) formed the second-largest category, with 54 cases resulting in the arrest of 70 people and the seizure of 2.211 kg valued at ₹75.08 lakh. Notably, the per-kilogram street value of MD drugs far exceeds that of ganja, reflecting the premium synthetic narcotics command in local markets.

Police also recorded five heroin cases involving 58 grams valued at ₹11.75 lakh, five opium cases involving 3.339 kg valued at ₹16.46 lakh, one brown sugar case involving 7 grams valued at ₹1.40 lakh, one poppy husk case involving 1.767 kg valued at ₹26,505, three codeine syrup cases, and one case involving intoxicating tablets. The total value of all seized substances across all categories stood at ₹3.34 crore.

NDPS Squads and Station-Level Enforcement

The N-Cord meeting also reviewed the functioning of dedicated NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) squads set up at every police station in Surat City on 22 April 2025, on the directions of the Police Commissioner. According to police, the squads have improved case detection rates since their establishment. This is the kind of structural enforcement shift — pushing anti-narcotics capacity down to station level — that experts have long recommended for Tier-1 cities with high narcotics exposure.

N-Cord: A 25-Agency Coordination Framework

The N-Cord committee brings together representatives of 25 departments and agencies, including the Surat Municipal Corporation, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Customs, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Central GST, Forest Department, education and agriculture departments, the Indian Coast Guard, health authorities, the Prohibition and Excise Department, and the Intelligence Bureau. The committee convenes monthly to assess the drug situation, review preceding-month enforcement, and draft an action plan for the period ahead.

Its mandate includes monitoring trafficking routes, facilitating real-time intelligence exchange, and ensuring that even small but operationally significant leads are shared across agencies — a response to earlier criticism that siloed enforcement allowed trafficking networks to exploit coordination gaps.

What Comes Next

With the year's data now formally on record, the N-Cord committee is expected to use the 29 October meeting's findings to calibrate its enforcement priorities for the final quarter of 2026. The continued dominance of ganja and the rising synthetic drug caseload suggest that both supply-side interdiction and demand-side awareness will remain central to Surat's anti-narcotics agenda in the months ahead.