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| Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency | |
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Initiatives undertaken to combat Drug and Substance Abuse Issues in Bhutan The national concern over the narcotic drug and psychotropic substance abuse was raised for the first time in the highest legislative body in the country by the public in the National Assembly in the year 2002. |
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| The Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Substance Abuse (NDPSSA) Act 2005: The concern and issue of narcotic drugs and substance abuse in the country was raised as far back as 1988. The government issued a notification in 1988 known as the Narcotic Drugs and Substance Abuse notification. The mandate for implementation of the notification was given to the Royal Bhutan Police. |
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Since 1989 police have made 817 arrests from 1989 till 2005. Of these 603 arrests were made in Thimphu alone. However drug related arrests were made even in far away remote areas like Sakteng. The Royal Bhutan Police have also seized a large quantity of drugs from peddlers and traffickers. The Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Substance Abuse (NDPSSA) Act 2005 was endorsed by the 84th National Assembly on 30th November 2005. |
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Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA): As per the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance and Substance Abuse Act, 2005, the office of the Bhutan Narcotic Agency (BNCA) was established in November 2006, by the Royal Government of Bhutan. The Executive Director who was appointed in September 2006, took to the task of establishing the agency. |
 Orgnization Chart of BNCA |
