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Thursday, 28 March 2024 8.26 PM IST

School students have now become mediators in cannabis trade; beautiful young women to attract young men, these are the new tactics of the drug mafia

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VELLARADA: Even during the anti-drug campaign, it is easy to sell drugs on the hilly region. The sale of illicit tobacco products, cannabis and alcohol is rampant in schools and colleges in the hilly region. Cannabis is widely available in the areas of Vellarada Arattukuzhi, Panachamoodu, Cheriyakolla, Karakonam and Kannumamoodu on the border with Tamil Nadu.

The cannabis, which is smuggled across the border without any inspection, is stored in godowns and then sold in two-wheelers and other vehicles. The group, which includes women, is now coming into the trade. Most of the victims of the gang are students. Drug inspection does not affect students, so they are mostly used for trafficking. Packaged cannabis is secretly delivered by students on school premises to those in need. According to locals, large cannabis sales groups are operating in the colonies. It is a situation where one cannot even speak out due to the threat of the groups.

To attract young men, the sales team has included young women on bikes. The Excise Department has been receiving numerous complaints from villages as the trade has expanded but has not been able to trace key links in the trade group.

Studies show that suicide among teenagers has increased in recent years. As most of the cannabis addicts are young, it will not take long for the area to become addicted to cannabis if they are not given necessary awareness.

With the increase in the use of various drugs, alcohol is also readily available in the area. People are ready to buy alcohol even at double the price. Students and young people depend on such dealers as buying alcohol by standing in public queue is difficult for them.

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