Over 4,000 drug peddlers nabbed in 10 months in Assam: Governor

Guwahati: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi said on Monday that as many as 4,052 people have been arrested in the last 10 months for their alleged involvement in trading drugs, and narcotics worth Rs 427 crore seized.

Addressing the Assembly on the first day of the Budget Session, Mukhi said the frontal attack on drug menace, which started in May 2021, was still being carried out with “great force”.

“Since May 2021, 2,363 cases were registered and 4,052 people arrested. Drugs of estimated value of Rs 427 crore were seized,” he added.