'Many girls have fallen into such traps'; Excise Department issues warning

The Excise Department has issued a note stating that there is a growing trend of misusing social media to promote the use of drugs. The Excise Department warns that drug mafias are focusing on social media platforms to find new victims and sell drugs secretly. The Excise Department stated that it is better for children not to become too friendly with strangers through social media as the drug mafia is targeting teenage children through social media.

Note shared by the Excise Department on its official Facebook page-
'These are times when the popularity of social media has increased tremendously. Along with this, crimes through social media are also increasing day by day. The drug mafia is particularly active on social media with posts and videos promoting the use of drugs. They are doing this to find new victims and secretly sell drugs.

The Excise Department has started social media patrolling to nab such people. Many people have been arrested in this way.
From that, the one thing that we understood is that the drug mafia is targeting teenage children through social media. The drug mafia is luring teenage children from poor backgrounds to promote drug use and sell drugs to other children. They are luring such children by helping them to lead a luxurious lifestyle.

As online classes and school study groups are active these days, we cannot completely prevent children from using their phones. Instead, they should be trained to use the phone wisely and carefully and to recognize the traps. Some children take refuge in social media to escape from family issues. It is something that parents should pay special attention to.

The internet is a virtual world where a forty-year-old man can disguise himself as an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old and talk to you, establish a relationship with you, and make you do whatever he wants. Many such cases have been reported in our state. Many girls have fallen into such traps. Therefore, children should refrain from establishing strong friendships with strangers through social media,' the note read.