Archive · 31 May 2025
Excise Officers Deployed to Monitor Kerala Schools for Drugs
Imagine the police are watching schools because some people are selling drugs to kids.
The police have found that kids are being used to carry drugs for money.
The police are putting officers at the schools to watch out for this.
They're also keeping an eye on people who have been caught with drugs before to stop them from selling to kids.
Excise officers are being deployed to monitor 16 schools in Thiruvananthapuram.
The move follows drug seizures near schools and targeting of students.
Minors have been used as drug carriers, earning Rs 200 to Rs 300.
A survey is underway to identify more vulnerable schools.
Nodal officers will work with school staff and monitor suspicious activities.
- Who
- Thiruvananthapuram excise division.
- What
- Excise department is deploying officers to monitor schools due to drug-related activities.
- When
- As schools reopen.
- Where
- In 16 schools identified as vulnerable in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- Why
- To combat drug-related activities targeting students.
- Initiative
- Anti-drug efforts at schools
- Target
- School students
- Department
- Excise department
- Payments for carriers
- Rs 200 to Rs 300
- Schools being monitored
- 16
