Tramadol supplied globally from India as psychotropic substance: UN body

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), has said that over the recent years, India has emerged as the centre for manufacturing of tramadol, a pain killer which is widely used as a narcotic substance.

Globally, most of the tramadol, which is not an internationally controlled substance, that was seized from 2013 to 2017 was reported to have originated in India, it said.

Releasing its annual report for 2019 here on Thursday, the INCB said, "Available data suggest that in recent years India has emerged as the centre of manufacturing of tramadol destined for clandestine markets."