<p>The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/rs-34-lakh-imfl-hidden-in-cement-mixer-vehicle-seized-in-navi-mumbai-1-held-23490716" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra</strong></a> on Wednesday said that it destroyed seized drugs worth around Rs 10 crore.</p>
<p>According to the officials, the Navi Mumbai police conducted the operation to destroy the drugs on Wednesday morning at around 11 am.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The destruction of drugs took place at Waste Management Ltd in Taloja MIDC, with senior officials present to oversee the process, an official said.</p>
<p>The action followed the police's efforts over the past year. In 2023-2024, the Navi Mumbai police registered 1,143 narcotics-related cases and arrested 1,743 people involved in drug-related activities.</p>
<p>These arrests resulted in the seizure of drugs worth Rs 56 crore, said an official.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">On Feb 26, 2025, ₹10 crore worth of seized narcotics were destroyed by Navi Mumbai Police.<br /><br />In 2023-24, they registered 1,143 cases, arrested 1,743 people, and seized drugs worth ₹56 crore. Among them, 111 African nationals &amp; 224 Bangladeshi citizens were caught with ₹38 crore&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/IJPcmR4Mor">pic.twitter.com/IJPcmR4Mor</a></p>
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<p>Among those arrested were 111 African nationals and 224 Bangladeshi citizens, with drugs worth Rs 38 crore recovered from them, an official statement said.</p>
<p>The drugs destruction process was attended by prominent leaders including Ganesh Naik, Minister of Forests, Maharashtra; Prashant Thakur, MLA; and Milind Bharambe, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/20-days-after-it-professional-was-beaten-to-death-with-helmet-in-navi-mumbai-cops-nab-main-accused-23489551" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Police</strong></a> Commissioner of Navi Mumbai.</p><p>
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