Chief Minister ordered a crackdown on the use, sale, production, cultivation and illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs

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The police informed the accused students were procuring marijuana from Araku and AP borders and were selling in the city at a higher cost.

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The accused, Abdul Rehman, 33, from Kolar, was caught while trying to sell ganja in the Kalasipalya police limits.

The excise department had earlier filed three chargesheets and 12 cine actors were served notices last year.

Drug abuse among the young in cities like Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Hyderabad also have spiked over the years.

Fast sales due to aggressive marketing after curbs on liquor sale.