Overview
- The Assam Assembly debate on Tuesday had Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urging all parties to support the police and defending tough actions, including encounters, as necessary against armed traffickers.
- The state released aggregated enforcement data saying that since 2021 it has seized drugs with an estimated market value of Rs 3,253 crore and arrested more than 26,500 people.
- Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika told legislators that 14,823 NDPS cases were filed from 2021–2025 and about 696 kg of heroin and other narcotics were seized during that period.
- Opposition MLAs raised allegations of corruption in enforcement and warned that some rehabilitation centres may be compromised, prompting calls in the House for tighter accountability and more vetted NGO-run treatment facilities.
- The government highlighted community reporting through the Drugs Free Assam app, which received several hundred anonymous tips and led to roughly 30 arrests and seizures worth about Rs 3 crore, while officials say broader syndicate dismantling requires stronger inter-state and central coordination.