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Salem City Police Commissioner Anil Kumar Giri, connected Saturday (June 6, 2026), said that stern enactment volition beryllium taken to eradicate drugs in the city.
Speaking to the reporters connected Saturday, Mr. Giri stated that, acting connected a tip-off, the Annathanapatti constabulary and Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTK) searched a location astatine Mettu Street successful Dadagapatti connected Friday (June 5, 2026) and recovered K. Megala (48) and A. Mohammed Vadhuth (33), a nonmigratory of Rasipuram successful the Namakkal district, selling painkiller tablets and injections illegally.
Investigations revealed that Mohammed procured the tablets and injections successful bulk and sold them done Megala for higher prices. The duo were arrested and aboriginal remanded successful prison. The constabulary besides seized 1,39,130 tablets and 6,400 injections from the house, Mr. Giri added.
Stating that stern enactment volition beryllium taken to eradicate drugs, the Commissioner said that the constabulary and ANTF are taking steps to curb smuggling of drugs from different States to Salem. Likewise, consciousness volition beryllium created among the nationalist connected the ill-effects of utilizing drugs. Pharmacies are besides monitored to curb the selling of medicines without prescription. This year, astir 250 kg of ganja were seized and 79 persons detained nether the provisions of the Goondas Act.
Mr. Giri added that done the Drug Free app, complaints are received connected cause income and the accusation astir the complainants is kept secret. Additionally, the merchantability of drugs adjacent acquisition institutions is wholly prevented.
