Summary:
Guwahati, Jan 26 (PTI) Over 3,600 people have been arrested for drug trafficking, and 520 for cattle smuggling in Assam in 2021, Governor Jagdish Mukhi said on Wednesday.
He also announced the creation of Tamulpur district from Baksa in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
Mukhi said that 98.35 per cent of border fencing along the India-Bangladesh international border in Assam has been completed.
Hoisting the National Flag on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day, during which parade contingents raised the "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogan for the first time, Mukhi said that the Assam government is committed to fighting crimes in all forms.
"Assam government has zero-tolerance against any kind of crime – be it drug trafficking, crime against women and children, human trafficking, cattle smuggling or cybercrime.
"A total of 64.16 kg of heroin, 18,590.74 kg of ganja, 69.33 kg of opium, 31,64,726 banned tablets and 1,55,851 bottles of cough syrup along with Rs 2.35 crore in cash have been seized, and 2,152 cases under NDPS Act registered against 3,543 people in 2021," he said.