Karnataka police destroy drugs worth 42 crore'Drug addiction is a danger to society. Parents should monitor their children. Police have been instructed to create awareness about the ill-effects of drug addiction,' Home Minister G Parameshwara said.
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Karnataka State Police personnel.
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka police destroyed illicit drugs worth Rs 41.7 crore to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Human Trafficking on Wednesday.
"Drug addiction is a danger to society. Parents should monitor their children. Police have been instructed to create awareness about the ill-effects of drug addiction,” Home Minister G Parameshwara said at a programme to mark the occasion at Kanteerava Stadium.
Shivajinagar MLA Rizwan Arshad, state police chief Alok Mohan, CID chief MA Saleem and Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda attended the event.