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Assam Police seized 7,206 kg heroin from April 2016 to July 2024, says CM
Updated On: 23 August, 2024 08:28 AM IST | Guwahati | ANI
The Assam CM also mentioned that the police arrested more than 20 thousand people on drug-related charges from April 2016 to July 2024, among which around 17 thousand have been released from jail
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As part of efforts to check drug trafficking, Assam Police seized 7,206 kg heroin and 445 kg of brown sugar from April 2016 to July 2024, state Chief Minister Himanta Sarma informed the Assembly on Thursday. While replying to a question by Asom Gana Parishad MLA Ramendra Narayan Kalita, Chief Minister Dr Sarma, who also holds the Home department portfolio, revealed the quantity of drugs seized by the government.
He informed to the State Assembly that from April 2016 to July 2024, a total of 7205.90 kg of heroin, 444.56 kg of brown sugar, 742.27 kg of opium, 1.302 lakh kg of ganja, 54.14 kg of poppy seed, 771254 capsules, 89.97 lakh tablets, 89 bottles of codsure syrup, 9.107 lakh bottles of Phensedyl cough linctus, 1.49 kg of cocaine, 21.97 kg of syabu crystal methamphetamine, 6.47 lakh bottles of cough syrup, 83.13 kg of morphine, 113 kg of Afing seeds, 59.39 lakh yaba tablets, 412.52 kg of cannabis have been seized by the Assam Police.
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