5 youths arrested for using banned drugs : tension in Coimbatore

When the Coimbatore Sugar Cane Police patrolled the limestone canal area Five youths who were roaming around suspiciously were caught and interrogated. Then they used methamphetamine which was banned by the Tamil Nadu government, Medicine bottles It was found that the items were kept for sale. followed by five (Pravin Chetty, Sakul Ameedu, Murugan, Riascon, Akbar Ali) were also arrested. 3 grams of methamphetamine and 116 narcotic pills were seized from them.

In this regard, Coimbatore Police Commissioner Balakrishnan said in a press conference,Pain reliever tablets used by pregnant women have been seized in this case. They have been using it for drugs.. They have bought these pills from Karnataka. Praveen Chetty, who runs a drug store in Ooppilly, has sold a lot of these pills in Coimbatore.

These tablets worth Rs 14 have been sold at high prices. More than 1 lakh of these pills have been sold in Coimbatore alone. Now it is hoped that with their capture, the supply point will be completely stopped. Awareness is being created about this among the school and college students in Coimbatore. Even before the opening of schools and colleges, measures are being taken to prevent the sale of Gutka products.

In Coimbatore, the sale of ganja etc. has decreased, so they are turning to such pills. He said that following the ban of such pills in Coimbatore, they are going to foreign states to buy and sell them.