14
Jul
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a "ruthless" and heavily intensified statewide campaign against drug trafficking, framing the crackdown as both a promise to the public and a direct warning to organized syndicates. Launching a massive state-level disposal programme at the 14th Assam Police Battalion headquarters in Nalbari district's Daulasal, Sarma personally drove a road roller to crush piles of seized illicit cough syrup bottles and initiated the incineration of a massive haul of contraband. Over the next ten days, the state will use an environmentally safe, specialized high-temperature incinerator—provided by the Central Government—to permanently destroy seized narcotics…
