New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- As part of the Drug Disposal Drive by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) under the Ministry of Finance, narcotics and drugs worth Rs 2,246 crores were destroyed from January 11 to January 26, according to an official press release from the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.

According to the release, approximately 7,844 kg of ganja, 1,724 kg of methaqualone (mandrax), 560 kg of hashish/charas, 130 kg of methamphetamine, 105 kg of ketamine, 23 kg of heroin, 20 kg of cocaine, seven kg of MDMA, 94.16 lakh tramadol HCL tablets, 46,000 alprazolam tablets, and 586 ampules of injections containing various drugs were destroyed.

The destruction was carried out in a safe and non-hazardous manner at multiple...