Silchar: Based on information of Jirighat PS OC Monoj Rajbongshi, a Naka checking was conducted at National Highway by SDPO Lakhipur and recovered around 23 shop cases containing drugs.
As per police report, one bike with two riders was chased up-to Jujang hill and succeeded to apprehend one person identified as Henboi Singson of Gulerthol Manipur and recovered 23 shop cases containing drugs about 253 grams (suspected brown sugar 165 grams and 88 grams suspected heroin).
After preliminary interrogation another person namely Binoy Prasad Das of Binnakandi, who came to receive the consignment was apprehended.
It is to be noted that Binoy Prasad Das was arrested previously in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case at Lakhipur PS vide case no 08/19.
One Motorcycle and one car were seized in this connection.
Note: Drug overdose and intoxication are significant causes of accidental death, and can also be used as a form of suicide. Death can occur from overdosing on single or multiple drugs, or from combined drug intoxication (CDI) due to polydrug use. Polydrug use often carries more risk than use of a single drug, due to an increase in side effects, and drug synergy.
For example, the chance of death from overdosing on opiates is greatly increased when they are consumed in conjunction with alcohol. While they are two distinct phenomena, deaths from CDI are often misreported as overdoses. Drug overdoses and intoxication can also cause indirect deaths. For example, while marijuana does not cause fatal overdoses, being intoxicated by it can increase the chance of fatal traffic collisions.
Drug use and overdoses increased significantly in the 1800s due to the commercialization and availability of certain drugs. For example, while opium and coca had been used for centuries, their active ingredients, morphine and the cocaine alkaloid, were not isolated until 1803 and 1855 respectively.
Cocaine and various opiates were subsequently mass-produced and sold openly and legally in the Western world, resulting in widespread misuse and addiction. Drug use and addiction also increased significantly following the invention of the hypodermic syringe in 1853, with overdose being a leading cause of death among intravenous drug users.
Efforts to prohibit various drugs began to be enacted in the early 20th century, though the effectiveness of such policies is debated. Deaths from drug overdoses are increasing.