01885nam a22001577a 4500 520987 520987 221206b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Subramanyami, K.D., Singh, R.P. and Thakur, H. 35753 Precursor chemicals: Trends, patterns and challenges in India The Indian Police Journal 68(3), Jul-Sep, 2021: p.132-144 The precursor chemicals crimes are an on-going debate in the contemporary world. These crimes have blown out of proportion and assumed serious problems in India as well. The problem seems to be extended in the regions of North-East, North-West and South-West of the country. These problems are about special precursor chemicals that are Acetic anhydride, Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine.The objective of the study is to explore the precursor chemicals crimes in India. Through this paper, an attempt has been made to address the trends, patterns and challenges of precursor chemicals in our country. The present study is based on exploratory research design. The data sources from the Narcotics Control Bureau (Annual Reports), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The data has been analyzed statistically between the years 2011 and 2017. The strict controls and monitoring of the sale, purchase, storage etc.,of certain precursor chemicals, there was evidence indicating their diversion of the controlled substances.Based on the findings, the researcher has addressed the recent trends, patterns and challenges that indicate, synthetic drugs replacenatural and semisynthetic drugs.Hence, coordination and concerted efforts are the need of the hour to counter effectively the misuse and abuse of precursor chemicals in India. – Reproduced Precursor chemicals, Trends, Patterns, Challenges and India. 34195 The Indian Police Journal CRIME AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 395042 IIPA IIPA 2022-12-06 68(3), Jul-Sep, 2021: p.132-144 AR127550 2022-12-06 AR