Mumbai Customs has destroyed a large quantity of high value drugs at a facility in Navi Mumbai. About 269 kg of narcotics and psychotropic substances worth about Rs 2,500 crore were destroyed in the said facility on Wednesday.
Destroyed drugs include 191.60 kg heroin, 65.20 kg mephedrone, 10.02 kg ketamine and 1.86 kg phenyl propanolamine, which were disposed of in the presence of Drugs Disposal Committee (DDC) comprising senior officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Customs. DRI), Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Police Department.
These drugs were confiscated A senior customs official said that the total value of contraband destroyed in two separate cases and destroyed by DRI Mumbai zonal unit in the year 2020 in different cases is around Rs 2500 crore in illegal market.
Pramod, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai said, “The drugs seized by DRI and NCB are stored in a facility owned by Mumbai Customs and being the authorized agency, we destroy the seized drugs in the presence of DDC officials. Follow proper legal process for disposal and disposal. Kumar Agarwal. “The confiscated drugs are destroyed so that these drugs do not reach the society again and this is being done to create a drug-free society,” he said.
The DRI in Mumbai had seized a large quantity of drugs in various operations in the year 2020 and the destroyed drugs were confiscated in these operations. Another batch of around 500 kilograms of different drugs that remain in the storage facility will be further destroyed following the same legal procedures.
“A special drive has been launched from October 2021 for disposal of drugs after the completion of seizure and seizure procedures. Drugs like Tramadol, Opium, Cocaine, Heroin, Marijuana and others will be disposed of by following the prescribed guidelines. Opium, Bans are disposed of by moving the Government Opium and Alkaloid Works under the Controller of Chief Factories. Other drugs if not required by the CCF and have no valid medical or industrial use, are disposed of through incineration goes,” Agarwal said.
“Destruction of drugs is an important component in the fight against the drug menace in our country. The destruction of confiscated drugs follows and the collective effort of all agencies working to curb the drug menace and our fight against it continues. An indicator of determination to keep.” Agarwal said.
“The destruction of the confiscated drugs is thus an indicator of the collective effort of all agencies working to curb the drug menace and our determination to continue our fight against it,” he said.
Earlier this month, customs officials seized 35 kg of heroin worth Rs 247 crore at the Mumbai airport from two Zimbabwean nationals.
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