<p>The Mumbai Customs Department on Wednesday conducted a special drive to destroy over 600 kg of seized narcotic substances worth about Rs 500 crore and more than one crore cigarettes of foreign origin, an official said.</p>.<p>The disposal was done at a waste management facility in Taloja area of neighbouring Navi Mumbai, he said. These seized drugs included 293 kg of heroin and 50 kg of mephedrone with a cumulative market value of about Rs 500 crore, Customs principal commissioner (zone-3) Rajesh Sanan said.</p>.<p>Besides, more than one crore cigarettes of foreign origin, weighing 19 metric tonne and worth around Rs 15 crore were also destroyed, he said. The drugs, seized in various anti-smuggling operations, were destroyed as per provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.</p>.<p>Various agencies concerned had completed the investigation in all these cases as well as the legal formalities, a statement issued by the Customs said. The destruction of these items was conducted under the supervision of a high-level drug disposal committee and in the presence of representatives of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and the Narcotics Control Bureau, it added. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>The Mumbai Customs Department on Wednesday conducted a special drive to destroy over 600 kg of seized narcotic substances worth about Rs 500 crore and more than one crore cigarettes of foreign origin, an official said.</p>.<p>The disposal was done at a waste management facility in Taloja area of neighbouring Navi Mumbai, he said. These seized drugs included 293 kg of heroin and 50 kg of mephedrone with a cumulative market value of about Rs 500 crore, Customs principal commissioner (zone-3) Rajesh Sanan said.</p>.<p>Besides, more than one crore cigarettes of foreign origin, weighing 19 metric tonne and worth around Rs 15 crore were also destroyed, he said. The drugs, seized in various anti-smuggling operations, were destroyed as per provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.</p>.<p>Various agencies concerned had completed the investigation in all these cases as well as the legal formalities, a statement issued by the Customs said. The destruction of these items was conducted under the supervision of a high-level drug disposal committee and in the presence of representatives of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and the Narcotics Control Bureau, it added. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>