Assam launched a statewide drug disposal campaign on 12 July 2026 at Daulasal, Nalbari, destroying seized narcotics and inaugurating the state’s first narcotics incinerator. Seized consignments valued at ₹472.51 crore were marked for destruction.
The Seizures Destroyed
- Quantities: ~60 kg heroin; 38,000 kg ganja; 39 kg morphine; 497,000 tablets of various psychotropic substances.
- Declared value: ₹472.51 crore (state records).
Disposal Methods
- Primary techniques: Crushing (road roller) followed by controlled burning and incineration.
- Operational plan: Ten-day schedule with simultaneous district-level destruction drives.
Incinerator and Institutional Inputs
- Facility: First state narcotics incinerator installed at Daulasal.
- Provisioning: Equipment provided by the Union Home Ministry for secure destruction.
Legal and Enforcement Context
- Governing law: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — criminalises manufacture, possession, sale and transport of controlled substances.
- Enforcement data: Assam Police registered over 3,300 NDPS cases in five years; seizures valued at ~₹3,227 crore in the same period.
IASPOINT Booster Facts
- NDPS Act powers: Includes search, seizure, arrest, detention, forfeiture and trial provisions with graded punishments.
- International conventions: UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961) and 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances guide scheduling and control.
- Disposal norms: UNODC accepts high-temperature incineration as standard for destruction of seized narcotics.