Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma bulldozes liquor bottles, burns drugs, says 'It is my national duty to stop drug trade'
- | Sunday | 18th July, 2021
During this Sarma said that I know that narcotics are being sent from Assam to other areas of India. It is my national duty to end its supply line and stop its production.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma bulldozes narcotics during a program on `Seized Drugs Disposal` in Nagaon on Sunday. During this Sarma said that I know that narcotics are being sent from Assam to other areas of India. It is my national duty to end its supply line and stop its production.
#WATCH | Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma drives a bulldozer during a programme on `Seized Drugs Disposal` in Nagaon. pic.twitter.com/3iNc3Ud3BY
— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2021
Earlier on Saturday, as part of the Assam government`s campaign against drugs and to make the state drug-free, seized drugs worth Rs 170 crore were burnt in public functions in four districts of the state. The Chief Minister said that the State Government has adopted a policy of zero-tolerance against drug menace and illegal drug trade.
Talking to the media, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government has adopted a policy of zero-tolerance against drug menace and illegal drug trade. Sarma also holds the Home portfolio. He said that in the last two months, Assam Police seized 19 kg heroin, 14 kg opium, 1920 kg morphine, 33014 poppy straw, 8276 kg ganja, 67650 bottles of cough syrup, Rs 1 crore cash, foreign currency equivalent to Rs 13630, 6.80 lakh Fake Indian currency of Rs and destroyed the cannabis plantation in 31 bighas of land.
LIVE from the program on `Seized Drugs Disposal` to be organised in appreciation of work ethics & valour of Assam Police in Hojai. https://t.co/WSheOaHHMC
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 18, 2021
The Chief Minister said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Chief Ministers of Manipur and Nagaland have been supporting the Assam government in its fight against narcotics.
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