In Varanasi, 558 kg of opium worth ₹10.80 crore was destroyed: recovered by the Jaitpura police in 2012 and disposed of at a central factory in Ghazipur.

The Jaitpura police station in Varanasi destroyed 558 kilograms of opium worth Rs 10.80 crore. This opium was recovered by the Jaitpura police during a case in 2012. To destroy the seized opium as per regulations, the police team reached the central opium and alkali factory located in Ghazipur. ACP Chetganj Shubham Singh stated that under the UP Police's Operation Dahan, action has been taken to dispose of the seized narcotics in cases pending for a long time.