Tripura CM in hit list of drug kingpins

Tripura's Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is on the hit list of drug kingpins of Asia, who recently had a meeting in Myanmar's capital to eliminate him, claimed a senior MLA of Tripura on Tuesday quoting the Union Home Ministry.

Tripura Chief Minister Deb, who after coming to power six months back, launched a massive operation against drugs. During the six months' tenure, security forces in Tripura have seized more than 41,000 kg of marijuana, 80,000 bottles of contraband cough syrup, 1.35 lakh tablets (including Yuba manufactured in Myanmar), 2 kg heroin, 620-gram brown sugar and arrested more than 250 drug peddlers, reports NorthEast Now.

Expressing his worry during a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Tripura's former Minister and BJP MLA Ratan Chakraborty said, "The Union Home Ministry is very worried as Asia's top kingpin and drug peddlers had organized a meeting at Myanmar's capital and decided to eliminate Tripura's Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb."