Dibrugarh, June 26 -- Police forces across India marked the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Friday by destroying seized narcotics worth crores of rupees, as Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for a "detect, deduct and destroy" strategy against drug trafficking networks.

In Assam's Dibrugarh, police destroyed seized narcotics worth approximately Rs 1.4 crore, including 271 grams of brown sugar and 77 kg of ganja.

Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Akhilesh Singh said the drugs disposed of had been seized over the last 9 months. "On International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Dibrugarh Police conducted disposal of drugs seized in the last 9 months. The drugs disposed of today in...