NDPS typically stands for the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. This is an Indian law that deals with the control and regulation of operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Enacted in 1985, the primary objective of the NDPS Act is to combat the abuse and illicit trafficking of drugs.

The NDPS Act classifies drugs into various schedules, with different penalties for offenses related to each schedule. It also provides for the establishment of authorities to oversee the implementation of the Act and the punishment for offenses such as production, manufacture, possession, sale, purchase, transport, warehousing, use, consumption, import inter-State, export inter-State, import into India, external dealings, transshipment of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The Act empowers law enforcement agencies to take stringent measures to control drug-related activities and protect public health.

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