The growing menace of drugs abuse among college students and underage children has become a matter of grave concern for the police department and the narcotics control bureau officials.
During the past few days cases involving peddlers selling ganja, cocaine, nicotine, afeem, brown sugar and hashish have been reported from various police stations in the district.
According to senior officials in the police and the narcotics bureau, there are agents who involve delivery boys and use old school methods to deal in drugs. The peddlers target areas where the student population is large in numbers.Taking a serious view of the situation Gwalior SP, Amit Sanghi has formed a special Anti-drugs Cell. Additional SP, Satendra Singh Tomar has been appointed as the Nodal Officer of the cell. Further the police have given out a special phone number for the public to inform the police about drugs related offences. The number is 7587613724.
Speaking to media persons, SP Sanghi said that public can give information about the activities of drug peddlers on this number. He added that the name of the informer will not be disclosed to any persons and appealed to the public to anonymously report drug-related offences.
He further said that the number will be manned round the clock and will be under the direct supervision of the ASP.