The Chitta Trade: commonly used drug in Punjab

The Chitta Trade: commonly used drug in Punjab

 

Traditionally, drugs in Punjab come from the poppy fields of Afghanistan, cultivated under the patronage of Taliban for whom it is a big source of easy money. According to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the total area under poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was estimated at 328,000 hectares in 2017, a 63% increase over the previous year. Potential opium production was estimated at 9,000 tons in 2017, an increase of 87% from 2016. A spike in production in A .

 

Trade across the border

The Pakistan border has been the main entry point of drugs into Punjab. According to Commandant R K Arora, a serving officer with the Border Security Force (BSF) and a professor at the Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, the origin of the drugs lies in Afghanistan which is the world's largest producer of heroin. From there the drugs reach Pakistan and enter India through the Indo-Pak border. A kilogram smuggled from across the border is.

What is Dode?

Dode, or poppy powder, is a derivative of the highly addictive and illegal opium commonly used in Punjab, India. It tends to produce an initial high, then a calm but wakeful feeling that lasts several hours. In recent years it has become increasingly popular among the GTA's Punjabi community.