10 Lakh Kg Drugs Destroyed A Year In India. Here's How Much They're Worth
NDTV
The Centre has taken a humanitarian approach towards the victims of drug abuse even as its crackdown on drug lords and cartels gained momentum in the last nine years.
Anti-drug agencies destroy nearly 10 lakh kilograms of narcotics across the country annually, which in an open market would fetch nearly Rs 12,000 crore, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today as he virtually oversaw the destruction of drugs worth over Rs 2,300 crore.
The Centre has taken a humanitarian approach towards the victims of drug abuse even as its crackdown on drug lords and cartels gained momentum in the last nine years.
The Union Minister, while appreciating the efforts of various investigating agencies to curb drug use and sale, said that there has been an over 200 per cent rise in the registration of cases related to drug use and sale under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rule.
