Indien. Heroin seizure down, opioids up

While addiction to pharmaceutical drugs saw a spike of more than three times this year, there was a dip in seizure of ‘chitta’ (heroin) as compared to the last year. (…) Police officials said there was a shift among drug addicts to use pharma opioids as inflow of heroin from Afghanistan has reduced after the Taliban government banned heroin. (The Tribune, Indien, 31.12.2025)