Mumbai : Mumbai Zonal Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has disposed of about 982.100 kg of illicit drugs, which were earlier seized by the national nodal drug law enforcement agency.
The illicit drugs were seized in various cases wherein numerous offenders, including foreign nationals, were arrested during the investigation.
A Regular Drug Disposal Committee (RDDC) was constituted in accordance with the guidelines, after which the cases were reviewed and only fit cases were selected for disposal.
Accordingly, all legal terms were complied with, after which the seized drugs were finally disposed of through incineration on Thursday (September 12) at Mumbai Waste Management Ltd., Taloja, Maharashtra.
Among the disposal conducted, 20 kgs Mephedrone seized from Dongri Mumbai in June 2023 was also disposed of, wherein multiple accused persons with criminal antecedents, including kingpin, financiers, and key associates, were arrested and multi crore assets have seized.
The disposed drugs include Ganja, Mephedrone, Ephedrine, CBCS, Nitrazepam tablets, Heroin, Cocaine, MDMA/Ecstasy, Methamphetamine, Charas, Opium, Zolpidem, Alprazolam, and Tramadol, totalling to 982.100 kg. These were seized from multiple international as well as interstate drug syndicates.
NCB has been robustly engaged towards ensuring a drug-free society, in which it has clamped down the interstate as well as international drug syndicates by curbing the drug trafficking and bursting the financial linkages.(with Agency inputs)
