Watch visuals: 1, 44,000 kg drugs worth Rs 2,416-cr destroyed In India
‘Drugs Smuggling and National Security': Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the regional conference on ‘Drugs Smuggling and National Security’ in Delhi on Monday.
With the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah virtually, over 1,44,000 kilogram of drugs worth Rs 2,416 crore was destroyed in various parts of the country by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in coordination with Anti-Narcotics Task Forces (ANTFs) of all states.
With the destruction of these drugs, the total quantity of drugs destroyed in one year reached around 10 lakh kilograms, which has a value of around Rs 12,000 crore.
#WATCH | Delhi | Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs Regional Conference on ‘Drugs Trafficking and National Security’ in New Delhi; over 1,44,000 kilograms of drugs being destroyed in various parts of the country by NCB, in coordination with ANTFs of all states. pic.twitter.com/ml5Lltq46b — ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2023
The amount of drugs destroyed across various states:
6,590 kg by NCB’s Hyderabad unit,
822 kg by Indore,
1,486 kg drugs in Assam,
229 kg in Chandigarh,
25 kg in Goa,
4,277 kg in Gujarat,
2,458 kg in Haryana,
4,069 kg in Jammu and Kashmir,
1,03,884 kg in Madhya Pradesh,
159 kg in Maharashtra,
1,803 kg in Tripura,
4,049 kg in Uttar Pradesh.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said, the Government has adopted a ’Zero Tolerance’ policy against narcotics to create a drugs-free India.
"In order to realize Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of a Drugs-free India, this campaign of destruction of drugs will continue actively, with the same zeal," the MHA has added.
- ANI
