Newsinc24 Team 
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma drove a bulldozer over several hundreds of packets of seized drugs as part of the government's campaign to curb the use of narcotics and drugs. This move by the Chief Minister comes just a day after he had set fire to heaps of drugs at two locations in the state as part of the campaign. In light of the state government's efforts to curb the menace of narcotics in the state, drugs worth Rs 170 crore were seized over the past couple of months. In a tweet,Sarma said that the Assam government had no tolerance for drug usage. He wrote, "Assam Govt has adopted zero tolerance policy against drugs and Assam Police have been asked to aggressively step up measures against the menace." He further added, "I appreciate state police's relentless campaign against drugs. We shall continue to work together against the scourge."
The Last Rites of Drugs in Assam!
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 18, 2021
In 'seized drugs disposal' program at Hojai today, 353.62 grams heroin, 736.73 kg ganja and 45,843 tablets have been destroyed.
MLAs @SibuMisra, @RKGhoshBJP, Sirajuddin Ajmal, Ex MLA Shiladitya Deb and @DGPAssamPolice were present. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/Kb8Da1e1XV
Sarma said that the sheer amount of drugs that the government destroyed in the last two days was indicative of the kind of money involved in the trade of narcotics. "...It involves evasion of GST & is a severe dent to economy.
Destroying of seized drugs worth Rs 163.58 cr over last 2 days speaks volumes of the money involved in drugs trading. It involves evasion of GST & is a severe dent to economy. We’re working in coordination with Manipur & Mizoram to eliminate drugs menace from North East India 3/3 pic.twitter.com/vX9mntdfAV
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 18, 2021
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