Pubdate: Tue, 03 Jul 2012
Source: Times of India, The (India)
Copyright: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 2012
Contact:  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
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Author: A Selvaraj

COPS TAKE STUDENTS' HELP TO SPOT DRUG USERS ON CAMPUS

CHENNAI: The Narcotics Intelligence Bureau (NIB) is increasingly 
worried about the spread of the drug culture among the student 
community in the state. It has started taking the help of students 
themselves in forming 'drug busters' in educational institutions in 
an effort to curb the growth of the dangerous trend.

Work on the 'drug busters' module "was formally inaugurated by state 
home secretary R Rajagopal at an awareness rally organized by the 
NIB-CID in Chennai on June 26," additional director general of police 
(special investigation team) Prateep V Phillip said.

The arrest in Chennai a few days ago of constable A Ramesh Kumar of 
the Korukkupet police for supplying cocaine to peddlers Vinod Mohan 
and Jothi Kumar was the trigger for speeding up the process of 
spreading the 'drug busters' module, police said. About 800 gm of 
cocaine worth 30 lakh was seized in the Chennai incident, police said.

"Every inspector and deputy superintendent of police attached to our 
unit will coordinate with the educational institutions in the 
districts concerned. We will enroll 10-15 students from each college 
and school. They will act as informers and pass on information to the 
NIB-CID sleuths about drug-related activities and other suspicious 
activities in their institution," ADGP Phillip said.

The NIB-CID, he said, would keep the identity of the students 
enrolled in the project a secret. "The idea is to crack the network 
through the end-user. We will get inputs about the drug peddlers and 
the students using drugs on the college campus," Phillip said.

Those students who want their identity not to be revealed can also 
reach the police team on mobile phone number 87544 65811. "We will 
make surprise checks and conduct raids at the places after confirming 
the information given. The students and public can send us e-mails on 
drug use to  or  We will not 
neglect any information forwarded to us," the senior officer added.
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