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The Malkajgiri police commissionerate on Thursday destroyed narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances worth an estimated ₹31.99 crore that had been seized in 76 cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The destruction was carried out at Roma Industries in Thokkapur village of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district after completing all legal formalities under the NDPS Act.
The contraband destroyed included 5,073.739 kg of marijuana, 47.082 kg of hashish oil, 1.968 kg of ganja chocolate, 3.180 kg of poppy straw, 2.450 kg of opium, 272.55 grams of heroin, 8.31 grams of MDMA, 250 grams of alprazolam, 70 grams of charas, three marijuana plants and 15 grams of other narcotic substances. The total value of the destroyed contraband was estimated at ₹31,99,80,186.
Police said the disposal was carried out in the presence of members of the Drug Disposal Committee, including Additional DCP (Crimes) Ch. Rameshwar, ACP (CCRB) J. Ramesh Kumar and C-Section Superintendent Raghu Chandra, along with other police officials.
The commissionerate said the large seizures were made through sustained surveillance, vehicle checking and intensified vigil on national highways passing through its limits.
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