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Guwahati: Continuing its efforts to curb the drug trade in Assam the Assam p;olice have claimed to seize drugs worth over Rs 682 crore in the year 2024.
Speaking with the media Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that, in 2024, police seized 183 kg of heroin and other drugs worth Rs 682.44 crore.
He also said that In 2021, police seized drugs worth Rs 420.17 crore, drugs worth Rs 784.55 crore in 2022, drugs worth Rs 742.09 crore in 2023 and drugs worth Rs 682.44 crore seized last year.
Last year police seized 22,776 kg of ganja, 114 kg of opium, 33.07 lakh psychotropic substance tablets, 14 kg of morphine, and 2.30 lakh cough syrup bottles.
Assam police arrested 5059 persons and registered 3,287 cases across the state in the year 2024.
On the other hand, continuing its drive against Child Marriage in the state, police arrested 5,978 persons and registered 6,361 cases across the state during the period from 2021 to 2024.
The Assam Chief Minister said that, during the period, police filed charge sheets in 5,577 cases.
“In 2023, police arrested 4927 persons and 641 persons in 2024 during its drive against Child Marriage in the state,” CM Sarma said.
