The Bengaluru Customs Zone, in collaboration with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), on Wednesday destroyed over 240 kg of a variety of seized narcotic drugs, such as heroin, MDMA, ganja, and pseudoephedrine, seized over the past two years worth ₹270 crore. The seized narcotics were destroyed in an incineration unit at Tumakuru.
The Drug Law Enforcement Handbook prescribes the process of destruction of narcotics which have been attempted to smuggle in and out of the country.
Balamurugan K., Bengaluru Commissioner of Customs, explained that this process is routinely done to dispose seized narcotics by filing an application before the Magistrate under the NDPS Act, 1985. After obtaining the Magistrate’s approval, the police then move to destroy these drugs by incineration with the approval of the State Pollution Control Boards.
