Around 511 Kg of heroin was disposed of on Wednesday in the presence of the Narcotics Control Bureau authorities. A High level Drug Disposal Committee of Narcotics Control Bureau was constituted for the disposal of Heroin and Opium seized in different cases.
The Committee after proper physical verification of seized drugs, destroyed 511 Kg of Heroin by way of burning in the incinerator. Due permission from the Punjab Pollution Control Board had been obtained for burning of drugs at the incinerator at Rainbow Environments Pvt ltd at Village-Balyali.
Disposal of drugs which have no legitimate use is provisioned by incineration which has relevant Pollution Control certificates.
The Heroin was carried to the place of destruction under supervision of a special guard of Chandigarh Police. The Committee satisfied itself that due permission from the concerned Judicial Courts had been obtained for disposal of drugs.
The destroyed drugs (Heroin) were seized in 62 cases spread over the period 2007-2015.
The seized drugs also consisted of 9.9 Kg opium which as per rules, shall be deposited in Government Opium & Alkaloid Factory, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh.
This is the largest destruction of seized Heroin carried out by Narcotics Control Bureau till date.
The committee consisted of Rajender Pal Singh, Deputy Director General (Northern Region), NCB, New Delhi. Kaustabh Sharma, Zonal Director, NCB, Chandigarh. Jagbir Singh, DSP(Crime) Chandigarh.