In a massive development, over 1.44 lakh kg of drugs valued at Rs 2,416 crore will be destroyed in various corners of the country on Monday (July 17) in the virtual presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
According to an official statement, the destruction of the narcotics will be done in various cities and Amit Shah will watch it being carried out through video conferencing from the national capital while attending a conference on 'Drugs Smuggling and National Security'.
The drugs to be destroyed will include 6,590 kg seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) Hyderabad unit, 822 kg by Indore unit and 356 kg seized by its Jammu unit.
Besides this, various law enforcement agencies of the states will also take part in the destruction of drugs which include 1,486 kg drugs in Assam, 229 kg in Chandigarh, 25 kg in Goa, 4,277 kg in Gujarat, 2,458 kg in Haryana, 4,069 kg in Jammu and Kashmir,published,03,884 kg in Madhya Pradesh, 159 kg in Maharashtra, published,803 kg in Tripura and 4,049 kg in Uttar Pradesh.
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