40,000 kg of drugs destroyed in NE region in Amit Shah’s presence
Guwahati: At least 40,000 kg of seized drugs were destroyed in the Northeastern states in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah who virtually monitored the destruction from Guwahati on Saturday.
Amit Shah is on a three-day visit to Assam and he witnessed the destruction of drugs virtually from the city of Guwahati.
A total amount of 11,000kg of drugs was destroyed in Guwahati along with another 8,000 kg of narcotics which were seized by the Assam government agencies.
Taking to Twitter, Home Minister tweeted, “Approx 40,000 kg of drugs were destroyed in Northeastern states in presence of Union Home Minister, Shri @AmitShah. By NCB in Guwahati- 11,000 kg, Assam- 8,000 kg, Arunachal Pradesh- 4000 kg, Meghalaya- 1600 kg, Nagaland- 398 kg, Manipur- 1900 kg, Mizoram- 1500 kg, Tripura- 12,000 kg.”
Meanwhile, the highest quantity of drugs weighing 12,000kg was destroyed in Tripura followed by 4,000 kg of narcotics burnt in Arunachal Pradesh, 1,600 kg in Meghalaya, 1,900kg in Manipur, 1,500kg in Mizoram and 398kg in Nagaland.
“Drugs are smuggled from Afghanistan-Myanmar to Northeast India”, said Amit Shah while addressing the media.
“Narendra Modi has a dream of creating a country free of drugs, and we will keep working to fulfil this objective. We’ve been fighting drugs, and we’ll keep fighting”, he added.
