While Tamil Nadu continued to stay free of ganja plantation, the drug was being smuggled into the State from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and northeastern States, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said in Chennai on Friday.
“We are taking various steps to prevent this. Though the situation is not bad in Tamil Nadu, we have intensified anti-drug measures and awareness initiatives in this regard,” Mr. Stalin said. Orders had been issued to take action against anyone involved in the sale of drugs under the Goondas Act, he added.
The Chief Minister was speaking at an event titled, ‘Drugs-Free Tamil Nadu’, during which he administered a pledge to students, volunteers of the National Service Scheme and anti-drug clubs, and cadets of the National Cadet Corps, among others.
