From 2018 to 2022, 1939 drug cases were received and 2918 people were arrested. During this period, 2 lakh 14 thousand 148 kg of marijuana and 8 lakh 49 thousand 949 bottles of cough syrup were recovered.
Besides, 46 lakh 26 thousand 382 yaba tablets and 20463 grams of heroin were also recovered.
On the other hand, more than 5 crore 73 lakh 66 thousand cannabis plants were destroyed during this period.
The State Home Department presented these facts in view of the question brought by the members of the Treasury Bench.
According to the information provided by the department, 915 people were arrested in 551 drug cases in the first 10 months of 2023.
During January to October 2023, 42 thousand 193 kg of marijuana and more than 2 lakh 98 thousand cough syrup was recovered.
Besides, over 3 lakh 85 thousand Yaba tablets were recovered during this period. Further, 10 lakh 39 thousand 750 cannabis plants have been destroyed in these ten months.
