Some locals and tourists making drug-peddling a business: Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Monday, some locals and tourists are trying to make drug-peddling as their business in Goa. “Though drugs are not manufactured in Goa, there are some tourists who come here to try drugs,” Parsekar told a gathering of students during a programme against drug abuse organised by the state police in Panaji on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_2683208” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. News18[/caption] “Some factions among huge number of tourists arriving in Goa are tempted to use drugs. Because of this, some tourists and some locals are trying to make drug-peddling as their business,” he said. “We have no objection to anyone having a business (in Goa), but it should not be of drugs,” he stressed. The Chief Minister appealed to children to act as ‘informants’ of state police to help in curbing anti-social activities. He said the concept of ‘Little Police’ was introduced in the state across hundreds of schools so that the youngsters are well-versed with policing and can help to stop crimes. “We want that the tourists should go back from here with good memories of (the state) being a scenic destination,” he said. We want to change the image of Goa as the place where drugs are not available, Parsekar added.