Under the virtual watch of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) incinerated more than 30,000 kg of seized drugs at four locations across India.
The drugs was destroyed on Saturday when Shah was in Chandigarh on Saturday to inaugurate the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) two-day national conference on drug trafficking and national security, from where he watched virtually the incineration of the seized drugs in Delhi, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Guwahati (Assam), and Kolkata (West Bengal).
The move came after the NCB took a pledge to destroy 75,000 kg of drugs on 75 years of Independence, on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
The national anti-drug agency started drug disposal campaign from June 1; and over 51,217 kg of narcotics have been disposed by it in 11 states till July 29, an official said.
After the disposal of over 30,468 kg of drugs, the total quantity will reach around 81,686 kg surpassing NCB’s target, which is a big achievement in fight towards a drugs-free India, the official said. On Saturday, 19,320 kg of drugs were destroyed in Delhi, 1,309 kg in Chennai, 6,761 kg in Guwahati, and 3,077 kg in Kolkata.