Staff Reporter
Guwahati: In the war on drugs since 2021, the Assam Police has made considerable progress to date, arresting 20,293 persons under the NDPS Act, registering 12,398 cases and confiscating a huge quantity of drugs worth over Rs 2,600 crore.
During this period, the police seized different drugs of these quantities: 553 kg of heroin, 24 kg of crystal methamphetamine, Rs 1.61 crore worth of tablets/capsules, 12.44 lakh bottles of cough syrup containing codeine, 1.25 lakh kg of ganja (cannabis), 621 kg of opium and cash amounting to Rs 6.85 crore.
Following the seizure of huge quantities of drugs, the government destroyed different drugs worth Rs 2,604.21 crore.
Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma took to a social media platform to announce the success of the police in curbing the drug menace, posting, “Since 2021, we have taken a firm stand against the menace of drugs. Under our Mission #AssamAgainstDrugs, we have seized over Rs 2600 cr of various drugs and arrested over 20,000 people to contribute to the overall vision of a #DrugsFreeBharat.”
He also provided details of the anti-drugs campaign, along with the quantities of drugs seized, etc.
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