Rural police launch ‘DAD’ to curb drugs
The Hindu
Coimbatore District (Rural) Police have launched a special drive codenamed ‘DAD’ (Drive Against Drugs) which aims at curbing the sale of narcotic substances in the district.An initiative of Superinten
Coimbatore District (Rural) Police have launched a special drive codenamed ‘DAD’ (Drive Against Drugs) which aims at curbing the sale of narcotic substances in the district.
An initiative of Superintendent of Police S. Selvanagarathinam, 10 persons have been arrested on charges of possessing ganja in the special drive in the last two days. The police seized a total of 8.660 kg of ganja from them.
A senior police officer said a list of persons involved in drug peddling was prepared as part of launching DAD. A total of 150 persons were identified of which 50 were sellers of ganja and the remaining 50 were its users.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.