UWI principal Dr Bhoe Tewarie is prepared to crack down on illegal drugs on the St Augustine campus.

"I want this campus to be a drug-free zone and I am prepared to deal severely with drugs, drug consumers and drug pushers," said Tewarie.

He made the statement last Friday when he addressed some 2,000 new students at the Freshers Orientation and Icebreaker Programme.

Up until Friday, there were 3,400 newly-registered students, some of whom were not at the orientation session, which was held at the Sport and Physical Education Centre on the campus.

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