The Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra on Wednesday destroyed drugs worth around at Rs 10 crore that had been seized in at least 40 cases, the officials said. Pics/Navi Mumbai Police (Story/Shirish Vaktania)
Updated on : 26 February,2025 10:04 PM IST | Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
The destruction of the banned substances was carried out at a facility in Taloja. Pics/Navi Mumbai Police (Story/Shirish Vaktania)
According to the officials, the Navi Mumbai police conducted the operation to destroy the drugs on Wednesday morning at around 11 am
During the destruction of the drugs senior officials present to oversee the process, an official said
The action followed the police's efforts over the past year. In 2023-2024, the Navi Mumbai police registered 1,143 narcotics-related cases and arrested 1,743 people involved in drug-related activities
In 2023 and 2024, the authorities confiscated drugs valued at Rs 56 crore in connection with 1,143 cases and arrested 1,743 persons. Among those arrested, 111 were from African countries from whom various drugs worth Rs 38 crore were seized, an official said
Of the seized drugs, illegal substances worth about Rs 10 crore recovered in connection with 40 cases were destroyed, he said
