Assam Starts 2-Day Drive To Burn In Public Drugs Worth Rs 170 Crore
NDTV
Four locations have been selected for burning drugs. The drive was held at Diphu and Golaghat today, it will be held at Nagaon and Hojai tomorrow
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today set fire to heaps of drugs at two locations as the state government started its drive to destroy narcotics worth over Rs 170 crore seized over the past couple of months. Fight Against Drugs @assampolice is firm in its resolve to create a 'Drugs Mukta Assam'.Today, in Diphu, we destroyed 11.88 kg Morphine, 2.89 kg Crystal Meth, 3.47 kg Heroin, 102.91 kg Cannabis & 2,03,384 nos. tablets.We are proud of our state police. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/udNWCjnT5S Fight Against DrugsKudos to @assampolice for having been diligent in their resolve to eliminate drugs cartels in #Assam.Today in Golaghat, we destroyed 802 gm Heroin worth more than Rs 20 cr, 1205 kg Ganja/Cannabis, 3kg Opium & 2,06,906 nos tablets.1/3 pic.twitter.com/GPobxcfDpJ Four locations have been selected for the public burning of drugs. The drive was held at Diphu and Golaghat today and will be held at Nagaon and Hojai tomorrow. Speaking at Golaghat in Upper Assam, Chief Minister Sarma said, "We have managed to recover narcotics worth Rs 170 crore over the past two months through the proactive action of our police department. This, however, is only 20-30 per cent of the state's narcotics market. This means Assam has a narcotics market worth Rs 2000-Rs 3000 crore."
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