According to the MHA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led the government to adopt a Zero Tolerance policy against drugs to make India a drug-free nation.
Digital desk: In the ongoing war against drugs, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a regional conference on ‘Drugs Smuggling and National Security’ in Delhi as there has been a significant increase in seizures of drugs in India over the past five years.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), around 1,44,000 kg of drugs worth Rs 2,416 crore were also destroyed during the conference by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) jointly with Anti-Narcotics Task Forces (ANTFs) of all states.
The overall amount of drugs destroyed in a year is nearly 10 lakh kg with a value of around Rs 12,000 crore. The destroyed drugs include 6,590 kg by the NCB Hyderabad unit, 822 kg by the Indore unit and 356 kg by the Jammu unit.
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A total of 1,44,122 kg of drugs will be destroyed overall India, including 1,486 kg in Assam, 229 kg in Chandigarh, 25 kg in Goa, 4,277 kg in Gujarat, 4,069 kg in Jammu and Kashmir, 2,458 kg in Haryana, 1,03,884 kg in Madhya Pradesh, 1,803 kg in Tripura, 159 kg in Maharashtra and 4,049 kg in Uttar Pradesh.
According to the MHA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led the government to adopt a Zero Tolerance policy against drugs to make India a drug-free nation.
From June 1, 2022, to July 15, this year, the regional NCB offices and state ANTFs have destroyed a total of around 8,76,554 kilograms of drugs worth around Rs 9,580 crore.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) added, "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.”
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