TN police refers 200 ganja peddlers to Enforcement Directorate: DGP
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu police had arrested accused even on crossing State border, says DGP Sylendra Babu
Tamil Nadu Police has referred 200 ganja peddlers who had amassed wealth over the years to the Enforcement Directorate, said Director General of Police, C. Sylendra Babu, said.
Talking to reporters here on Saturday, Mr. Sylendra Babu said that 18,000 ganja peddlers were arrested in two major drives against ganja smugglers across the State in recent times. Several vehicles were also seized.
“As a preventive action,we have frozen bank accounts and seized properties of as many as 2,200 accused. Similarly, 200 of them have been referred to Enforcement Directorate (for further action).
The State police have planned to involve sniffer dogs to identify ganja parcels being stealthily transported in trains.
“Two dogs would be used in Chennai and one each in Salem and Coimbatore would be used to sniff out ganja parcels. The dogs are now under training,” the DGP said.
Stating that Tamil Nadu police were leaving no stone unturned to prevent ganja smuggling, Mr. Sylendra Babu said that the Tamil Nadu police had arrested accused even on crossing State border. “We have arrested accused even in Andhra Pradesh,” he added.
Though the ganja smuggling has been controlled, the DGP said that the drive against ganja was an on-going process. Awareness programmes are being organised among youth to shun ganja, which is the major narcortic substance to which they are addicted. Usage of other drugs are very negligible, he said.