Assam government is tightening its noose around the growing problem of drugs in the state. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted a video on X today (2nd February) showing the Assam Police destroying 170 bighas of poppy cultivation, worth over Rs 27 crore in open market.
Dear Local Pablo Escobars,
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 2, 2025
Sorry to spoil your planned Udta Assam party!
Because @Goalpara_Police destroyed 170 Bighas of poppy cultivation in the Char areas worth ₹27.20 crore in January.
So next time you think of drugs, think of @assampolice first.#AssamAgainstDrugs pic.twitter.com/JPt9IoxsKJ
Taking a dig at the drug smugglers in the state, Biswa captioned the video,” Dear Local Pablo Escobars, sorry to spoil your Udta Assam party! Because Goalpara pooice destroyed 170 bighas of poppy cultivation in the Chaar areas worth Rs 27.20 crore in January. So next time you think of drugs, think of Assam Police first”.
Assam police nabbed a drug peddler last month
The Assam government has rolled up its sleeves against the drug mafia in the state. Three days ago (30th January), South Salmara Mankachar police nabbed a drug peddler during a special narcotics operation in Kharuabandha OP in South Salmara Mankachar district in Assam. The police reportedly seized 2.33 grams of drug (suspected heroin) kept in two vials, 1400 ya a tablets, 134 empty plastic vials to be used for drug peddling, aluminium foil and a smartphone.
On examination of the smartphone, the police found evidence drug smuggling activities linked to Bangladesh. According to the police, the captured drg peddler revealed about supplying drugs in Bangladesh.
The menace of coss-border drug-smughling
The smuggling of drugs in and out of country has become a menace for authorities. The authorities have sped up their effort to curb drug smuggling.
In a major breakthrough last month, the Border Security Force (BSF), exposed a large-scale drugs juggling racket involving underground bunkers in Nadia district of West Bengal. The underground bunkers were being used for storing contraband. A huge consignment of 62,200 bottles of banned cough syrup worth Rs 1.4 crore was seized. The operation was reportedly carried out by 32nd Battalion of the BSF’s South Bengal Frontier with the help of local police on inputs by intelligence agencies.
Cough syrup has codeine content which makes it popular among smugglers. The cough syrups were stacked in three underground storage tanks.
