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Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari announces zero-tolerance policy against drugs

Kolkata, Sep 23 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced a zero-tolerance policy against drugs, saying that making the state “Nasha Mukt” was among the top priorities of his government.
Speaking at the launch of the ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat 2029’ programme in New Town, Adhikari personally operated a bulldozer to destroy around 3.10 lakh bottles of banned cough syrup at Eco Park in Bidhannagar. The seized consignment, officials said, was valued at nearly Rs 31 crore.
The destruction drive was the second such exercise in the state this month. On 2 September, the Chief Minister had operated a road roller in Balurghat to destroy nearly two lakh bottles of seized codeine-based cough syrup valued at around Rs 20 crore.
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