Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that nearly 170 bighas (over 56 acres) of poppy farming were destroyed in Assam’s Goalpara district in January.
Taking to his official X handle, Chief Minister Himanta biswa Sarma wrote, Dear Local Pablo Escobars, Sorry to spoil your planned Udta Assam party! Because @Goalpara_Police destroyed 170 Bighas of poppy cultivation in the Char areas worth Rs 27.20 crore in January.”
Dear Local Pablo Escobars,
Sorry to spoil your planned Udta Assam party!
Because @Goalpara_Police destroyed 170 Bighas of poppy cultivation in the Char areas worth ₹27.20 crore in January.
So next time you think of drugs, think of @assampolice first.#AssamAgainstDrugs pic.twitter.com/JPt9IoxsKJ
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 2, 2025
He also uploaded a video of a tractor destroying the purported poppy plantation in the presence of police personnel.
“So next time you think of drugs, think of Assam Police first,” he added.
The destruction of poppy cultivation forms an integral component of the Assam government’s broader mission to combat drug abuse and preclude the state from serving as a conduit for drug trafficking.
Pablo Escobar was a drug lord in Columbia, who unsettled the country’s democratic government and whose illegal drug trade spread across continents.
In a separate incident, the East Guwahati Police Department (EGPD) team from Basistha Police Station arrested one Hafiza Khatun (35) after a raid in her hideout led to recovery of 685 gms of Ganja and a mobile phone.
Legal action is being initiated against the arrested person.
