A special drive to expose drug pushers who target students with costly synthetic drugs is underway in Kozhikode city limits noticing a suspicious spike in inter-State drug smuggling attempts. The District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF), functioning under the Narcotic Cell, is now coordinating the special drive with the support of various local police stations.
Special teams have been constituted to support the district-level squad. Plainclothesmen will be mainly part of such squads to carry out flash inspections on premises of suspected educational institutions including schools and colleges. The drive, which will also cover suspected vehicles, will go on till August 31.
“In our probe, it was found that local carriers mostly depend on wholesale synthetic drug dealers in Bengaluru. As they usually smuggle small quantities of such costly ecstasy drugs, it is quite difficult to seize them on the way,” said Assistant Commissioner (Narcotic Cell) Prakashan C. Padannayil. He said the drive was launched with a mission to crack down on local peddlers’ network and identify young addicts in need of de-addiction.
