Assam police have seized drugs worth over Rs. 1430 crore in the state in the last two years, the police said on Friday.
According to Assam Director General of Police GP Singh stated that the state police seized drugs worth more than Rs 1430.22 crore in the last two years under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
A total of 5580 cases have been registered in the state under NDPS Act during the period, he added.
“Assam is among the top 10 states in registration of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases,” he stated.
In the last two years, 9309 drug traffickers had been arrested and property worth Rs 19.40 crore had been frozen, Singh said.
“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’.
The state police launched and is continuing with its massive crackdown on the drug trafficking menace in the state under the leadership of CM Sarma, he said.
“We remain committed to completely dismantling the drug trafficking networks,” the Assam DGP said.
