The consumption and sale of ganja have come down in Shivamogga, following serious efforts to nab those involved in the illegal trade, said Shivamogga Superintendent of Police B.M .Laxmi Prasad on Thursday.
Speaking to presspersons in an interaction programme, the SP said those into this illegal activity had changed their mode of operation. “Only those who call up the peddlers personally, get the stuff delivered. We have succeeded in controlling the supply of ganja from Andhra Pradesh. However, some people are getting it from other sources. Earlier, if we checked 10 people on suspicion of possessing ganja, we used to get at least six-seven people with the stuff. Now, it has come down to one or two”, the officer said.
The police, he said, had plans to bring down the illegal sale of liquor in rural areas substantially. As long as the sale of illegal liquor continued in rural areas, the number of crimes would continue to grow. The crime rate could be reduced if the sale of liquor was restricted in rural areas.
