Drugs worth Rs 300 cr seized in Meghalaya in last 2 years, 610 arrested: DGP LR Bishnoi

Of the total 610 arrests, 234 persons were arrested in 2022, 355 in 2023 and 25 in 2024

In a crackdown against drugs, Meghalaya Police have seized drugs worth Rs 300 crore in the state, registered 318 cases and arrested over 610 people in connection with these cases in the last two years, said Director General of Police (DGP) Dr LR Bishnoi today.

Addressing a press conference, DGP LR Bishnoi said that Rs 75 crore drugs were recovered in 2022, Rs 170 crore in 2023 and Rs 21 crore during the first two months of 2024.

A total of 26 kgs of heroin was seized in the last two years. This includes 7.5 kgs of heroin in 2022, 16.3 kgs in 2023 and nearly 1 kg of heroin in the last two months of this year, he added.

A total of 116 cases were registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 in 2022 and this has gone up to 189 in 2023 while a total of 13 cases have already been registered during the first two months of this year.

Of the total 610 arrests, 234 persons were arrested in 2022, 355 in 2023 and 25 in 2024. 10% of the arrested persons are women traffickers, said the DGP.

DGP LR Bishnoi said that the recovery and seizure of marijuana has gone to 4,750 kgs in 2024 (the seizure was made by Ri Bhoi police) from 1400 kgs in 2023 and 3987 kgs in 2022.

The DGP also felicitated the Ri Bhoi police for their achievement in seizing first-grade ganja with a market value of Rs 20 crore on Sunday.

He said that the recovery of yaba tablets have also increased during the period in which nearly 19000 tablets were recovered in 2022, 60,000 tablets recovered in 2023 and 2000 tablets in 2024.

The seizures of other psychotropic tablets include 16928 in 2022, 32,298 in 2023, and 600 in 2024.

Moreover, police have also recovered 14.2kg of crystal meth worth Rs 1.5 crore for the first time.

The DGP said that the number of drug users in the state are continuously increasing and is a cause of concern for all.

During the last two years, 28,000 bottles of cough syrup were seized in 2022, 88000 in 2023 and nearly 112 in 2024.

Besides cash of Rs 36 lakh was also recovered in 2022, Rs 45.6 lakh in 2023 and Rs 60,000 in 2024.

The total number of vehicles seized in 2022 is 67, 157 in 2023 and 12 in 2024.

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