Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday pledges to fight & defeat the menace of drugs on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Taking To Twitter CM Sarma wrote, “Consumption of Drugs is a societal evil. We have taken stern measures in the recent past to dismantle the entire drugs network and bring back happiness into the faces of many. On #InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuse, let us take a pledge to fight & defeat the menace of drugs.”
Consumption of Drugs is a societal evil.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 26, 2023
We have taken stern measures in the recent past to dismantle the entire drugs network and bring back happiness into the faces of many.
On #InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuse, let us take a pledge to fight & defeat the menace of drugs.
In the last 2 years, the Assam government have waged the most effective war against drugs, inflicting severe damage on consumption and supply networks.
Meanwhile, during the ongoing drive, narcotics worth Rs 1430 crore have been seized along with 9309 people arrested till now.
The Assam government has also successfully destroyed 420 acres of cannabis and opium cultivation.
Earlier it was seen that due to drugs several youths took the wrong path, however, in the past two years, the government took strong actions against the drug menace and uprooted drug trafficking.
A few days ago, sharing the data of two years of remarkable fight against the drug menace under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, DGP Singh said, “Assam is among the top 10 states in registration of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases.”
The Assam DGP further said that in the last two years, 9309 drug traffickers had been arrested and property worth Rs 19.40 crore had been frozen.
“In last two years, Assam police have seized 239 kg of heroin, 71902 kg of ganja, 283 kg of opium, 98.68 lakh psychotropic tablets, 4.78 lakh cough syrup bottles, 214 kg of cannabis, 40 kg of cocaine. Assam police have destroyed 648 bighas opium and 32 bighas cannabis cultivation. 26 habitual traffickers also detained,” Singh said.
The Assam DGP further said that the Assam police have launched a ‘Drugs Free Assam Mobile App’.
“Under the leadership of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam police launched and is continuing with its massive crackdown on the drug trafficking menace in the state. We remain committed to completely dismantling the drug trafficking networks,” the Assam DGP said.
