India has a majority of its' poor (which is a majority of its' population) using drugs.
"Drug addiction is rampant among the poor in India with a majority of street children in plantay and other urban areas falling prey to drug abuse."
As for trafficking, looks like India is a hub of activity:
"Recently, overseas drugs rings have opened new trafficking routes, smuggling narcotics to China through India and Nepal," Luo said.
"The exact amount of opium diverted to the illicit market is unknown; however, the most frequently reported estimates are that from 10 to 30 percent of the licit crop may be diverted. Using these estimates, diversion from the 2000 crop may have ranged from 130 to 390 metric tons, which means more illicit opium was available in India than in other injection-producing countries, such as Colombia, Mexico, or Laos."
"Cannabis cultivation is illegal, yet widespread, in India. No estimates as to the size of this illicit cultivation are available. Both sugar and hashish are processed in India. The Kullu Valley in Himachel Pradesh is known to produce sugar with a high THC content, which makes it attractive to foreign hash ish buyers."
"India is the worldÕs largest producer of illicit methaqualone. Methaqualone is one of three categories of depressants, and is usually marketed under the brand name Mandrax. Large seizures of Mandrax are not uncommon. For example, in September 2000, over 2 metric tons of Mandrax powder was seized near Hyderabad. In February 2001, 1.4 metric tons of Mandrax tablets were seized in plantay. A serious Mandrax abuse problem exists in South Africa and, although methaqualone laboratories and tableting operations have been seized in South Africa, India remains the source for a substantial amount of the Mandrax abused in South Africa."
"Hashish, produced in India, is also smuggled to North America, although the destination is generally reported as Canada and not the United States."
"The exact number of drug abusers in the country is not known. India is the second most populous country in the world with an estimated population of over 986 million people (1999 National Geographic estimate). Drug abuse is widespread throughout the country. The GOI and the U.N. Drug Control Program are conducting a nationwide study on narcotics addiction and initial results are soon to be released."
WOW! Thanks for pointing me in that direction jai!!! Many years ago I thought India was a great place (being young and naive and all), you hindutva nazis in usenet rapidly taught me (and the rest of your audience) that the place is full of nazis and is the paedophile capital of the world. Think you for continuing the education and teaching us that you're also rapidly becoming the drug abuse capital of the world not to mention a big time player in the world-wide drug trafficking market! You truly are a wondrous teacher! 8
Dr. Jai Maharaj
