In yet another victory over the fight against drugs, as many as 150.17 kgs of suspected Ganja was recovered from a truck which was travelling from Tripura to Assam.
The Assam Police detained a huge quantity of Ganja worth around Rs. 1.5 crore truck in Bazaricherra area in Assam after the vehicle crossed Churaibari from Tripura.
About the incident
Niranjan Das, in-charge of police watchpost told reporters that the truck was searched during routine checking in Churaibari late on night of January 16, after which around 150 kilograms of ganja were found. The market value of the ganja, which were found in 19 packets, is about Rs. 1.50 crore. The lorry driver Liton Miya was arrested.
The accused
Liton, who is from Tripura, told police that he had collected the ganja from Panisagar area in North Tripura and was supposed to deliver it at Karimganj.
It is reported that a big racket has been running this illegal trade. On Monday, Litan was produced before a court in Karimganj and sent to judicial custody
CM Sarma burnt contrabands
Earlier in the year 2021, CM Sarma burnt seized contraband worth nearly ₹163 crore to give out a message of zero-tolerance against illegal drugs.
The events at Diphu, Golaghat, Barhampur and Hajoi in central Assam were part of the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government’s ongoing campaign against illegal drug trade after it returned to power in May, 2021.
“Trade in illicit drugs is an epidemic and those involved in it should be dealt with stringently. It affects youths, destroys their families and gives rise to various other social ills,” Sarma said.
“When we assumed office, we decided to provide succour to those addicted by illegal drugs and also their families. Our first effort was to stop the supply of drugs to our state, second was to end its circulation and third was to rehabilitate those affected by its abuse,” he added.
