GANGTOK, 15 July: Binay Rai, a 30-year-old hailing from Kumai in the Dooars, West Bengal, was taken into custody yesterday when a raid found him in possession of a staggering 3,178 capsules of Spasmo Proxyvon. SP is a much abused prescription drug in Sikkim.
The arrest followed from a raid carried out by Sadar Police personnel at his rented flat at College Valley, Tadong, on Thursday evening.
The cops contend that the accused had brought in a consignment of 4,000 capsules from Siliguri and that the cache was found neatly bundled for further peddling. Though the accused had initially denied having any contraband substances in his flat, the raid unearthed the consignment from where it was hidden in the kitchen, officials inform.
He has been booked under Sikkim Anti-Drug Act [SADA].
I think these Peddlers who are caught should at least have their faces pasted on the daily local papers.
ReplyDeleteWon't it help if we try to get to the source of the demand also? We turn a blind eye to consumption. I am sure we all know at least one person who is into drugs.
ReplyDeleteAs a lay person my logic is that if there is no demand there is no supply.
Why can't we counsel and rehabilitate users? I doubt if arrests will help unless the civil society plays a positive role.
If we continue to show resentment and dislike for 'addicts' our society will never be able to contain the menace.