Stating that drug menace is a reality in the tourist state, Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar warned of action against beach shacks found indulging in narcotics sale.
"Drugs are happening on the coast. Everyone is involved in it. It is a known fact that it is happening," the Minister said in response to a question at a press conference here last evening.
He did not elaborate on who all were involved in drug trade in the coastal state, which is a popular destination for both Indian and foreign travellers. Parulekar was briefing the media on his meeting with Union Minister of State for Tourism K Chiranjeevi in Delhi.
Tourism Department cannot close down beach shacks merely on allegations that drugs are sold there, he said. The Minister was asked whether his department will clamp down on shacks in the wake of a report from Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
In May, NCB indicted a shack at Anjuna, Shiva Valley, after narcotics-related activities were reported from there. Licence of the shack has been suspended for three years. Parulekar said if his department receives specific reports about sale of drugs in shacks, their licences would be cancelled as per a PTI report.
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