Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, on March 10, said the recent interdictions of sizeable quantities of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and apprehension of members of international drug cartels in Tamil Nadu and other places by the central agencies had “confirmed the worst fears about prevalence of drugs in the state.”
In a press release issued by the Raj Bhavan, the Governor said parents concerned about their wards in high schools and colleges had been sharing with him, for the last over one year, their serious worries over the prevalence of drugs at the campuses and entertainment clubs in the state.
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