HYDERABAD: Authorities on Wednesday wrote letters to 26 top schools of Hyderabad and 27 colleges, urging them to curb drug menace among students.
The move comes after excise officials on July 2 busted a three-member gang peddling drugs, including LSD, exposing the dark underbelly of the city where several school students were among their clientele, some as young as class 8 and 9 students.
About 700 dots of LSD worth Rs 20 lakh and 35gm of MDMA worth Rs 1.4 lakh were recovered from the peddlers.
Calvin Mascrenhas, 29, Mohammed Abdul Wahed, 20, and his elder brother
Mohammed Abdul Quddus, 29, were arrested with contraband by the excise wing.
What sApp messages on mobiles seized from peddlers give a peek into the murky world of school-going addicts. "I liked the drug. It gave me a nearly 12-hour high. I want more, can u arrange?" a class 9 girl student of a prominent
Hyderabad school
pleaded in her message to a drug peddler on his WhatsApp.
Officials told schools and colleges to 'sensitise' teachers and students and watch out for erratic/deviant behaviour in them. "It would be good if the areas in the vicinity of the school premises are monitored. Easy availability of cash/cards with students is a concern," Sabharwal said. He also added that schools should take this up as a campaign.
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