Nagpur, June 26 -- : Marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Nagpur Police on Friday destroyed 484 kg of seized narcotic substances worth about Rs 7.76 crore in one of its biggest anti-drug disposal drives under Operation Thunder.
The narcotics, seized in 120 cases registered at various police stations, were scientifically incinerated at an authorised facility in Butibori MIDC after completing all legal formalities and obtaining approval from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.
The destroyed contraband included ganja, brown sugar, heroin, mephedrone (MD), charas and cocaine.
The disposal process was carried out in the presence of the Drug Disposal Committee and senior police and pollution contro...