In a record-breaking operation, roughly 80,000 kilograms of narcotics seized over the previous 12 months from seven districts of Madhya Pradesh have been destroyed in a cement manufacturing facility in Neemuch district. The huge haul of medication, together with opium, smack, MDMA, ganja, cannabis, and different substances, was confiscated in 456 instances from police stations throughout Ujjain, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Agar-Malwa, Dewas, and Shajapur districts.
On Thursday morning, 22 vehicles loaded with the seized medication arrived on the Neemuch cement manufacturing facility. Following a meticulously deliberate operation, the method of burning the narcotics started at 7 am and continued till 11 pm The medication have been incinerated at an excessive temperature of 1400 levels Celsius within the cement manufacturing facility’s furnace, guaranteeing their full destruction.
“Such a big amount of medication destroyed at one time in a single location is a file in itself,” remarked SP Ankit Jaiswal, highlighting the importance of the operation within the state’s struggle in opposition to narcotics.
The whole course of was performed underneath the supervision and clearance of scientists from the Air pollution Management Board. Remarkably, not a single particle of smoke escaped the ability, and the operation adhered to strict security and environmental requirements.
“A committee underneath the DIG of the Ujjain and Ratlam vary, together with the Air pollution Management Board, monitored the operation to regulate dangerous gases,” mentioned Harishankar Sharma, a scientist concerned within the course of.
The narcotics included 10 several types of substances, with 168 kilograms of opium amongst them. Curiously, the warmth generated through the incineration was utilised as “inexperienced gas” by the manufacturing facility to energy its manufacturing processes, lowering the necessity for coal.
“The calorific worth of the medication was used as uncooked materials, changing coal, to maintain the manufacturing facility’s operations for hours,” added SP Ankit Jaiswal.
Over 200 police personnel have been deployed to make sure the security of the operation, which efficiently destroyed narcotics valued at roughly ₹8600 crore within the worldwide market.
This milestone operation is a part of the federal government’s intensified crackdown on drug trafficking, aligning with directives from Union Residence Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav.