2023 was most successful year for anti-drugs operations in state: Assam CM

Guwahati, March 3 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that 2023 was the most successful year for anti-drugs operations in the state. “In 2023, Assam Police seized drugs valued at Rs 718 crore and arrested over 4,700 drug traffickers, making it the most successful year for anti-drugs operations in the state,” CM Sarma posted on ‘X’ on Sunday.”Narendra Modi-led government has been deploying a whole-of-government approach to build a #DrugsFreeBharat,” he added.Meanwhile, two persons were arrested in Guwahati for having links with a narcotics syndicate. Drugs were also seized from their possession by the police.The Assam Chief Minister in another post on ‘X’ said: “Based on actionable intelligence, @STFAssam apprehended two individuals, Abidur Rahman & Munnes Khan, after a hot pursuit in Guwahati.”Search and seizures were conducted on their premises and 34 soap boxes of heroin weighing 500 gm were recovered,” he added.–IANStdr/pgh