Stringent action being taken against offenders selling tobacco near schools: Erode Collector

A reappraisal gathering with schoolhouse and assemblage coordinators to forestall the dispersed of narcotic drugs and banned baccy products was held astatine the Collectorate connected Monday (February 16, 2026).

Collector S. Kandasamy, who chaired the meeting, said that stringent enactment had been taken against offenders operating adjacent acquisition institutions. As galore arsenic 49 First Information Reports (FIRs) person been registered and 30 cases person been booked nether the Goondas Act. Eighteen shops recovered selling narcotic substances person been sealed.

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He directed each schools and colleges to guarantee that students and unit download the “Drug Free Tamil Nadu” mobile exertion to fortify monitoring and consciousness efforts. Coordinators were besides instructed to support vigil connected shops functioning successful the vicinity of acquisition institutions and to study immoderate violations promptly.

Assistant Director (Prohibition) Thiagarajan, Food Safety Designated Officer Varalakshmi, District Deputy Superintendent of Police (Prohibition and Enforcement Wing) Sukumar, on with schoolhouse and assemblage coordinators and departmental officials, participated successful the meeting.