Losing faith in the police, locals launch anti-drug campaign
Santirbazar, May 21, 2023, TRIPURATIMES Desk
Santirbazar May 21: Locals of Santirbazar detained a drug dealer along with a drug addict from the area adjacent to new petrol pump and handed them over to the police on Sunday morning.
According to details, residents spotted drug user in the area adjacent to the new petrol pump of Santirbazar on Sunday. Interrogating the addicted person, the locals came to know that the youth bought drugs from a house in the area adjacent to the new petrol pump.
Learning this, the local residents reported the police personnel of Santirbazar police station.
However, the locals alleged that despite of receiving the complaint, police reached the spot 45 minutes late.
Expressing his anger in front of the media, one of the locals said, “Police arrived at the scene about 1 hour after the incident”.
Searching the house of the drug dealer, police recovered stored drugs.
Both the drug peddler and addicted youth were detained and brought to the Santirbazar police station.
Police said, the accused drug dealer will be produced before the court on Monday.