Mapusa: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant assured the House that investigation would be carried out into the allegations that cakes laced with drugs were available in select pastry eateries in the state after the Opposition sought to corner the government that drugs were available in schools and college campus.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in a written reply to a starred question said that being an iconic tourist destination, Goa was prone to use of recreational drugs by tourists like any other tourist destination.
“Goa Police is alive to such possibility and many drug cases have been booked in villages. However, no drug case has been booked or come to notice in any school or college in the state,” Sawant said.
Countering the CM’s statement, Benaulim MLA Venzy Viegas said drugs have made their way into the schools and homes and youth who consumed drugs were harassing their parents when it was not available.
Weed cakes and marijuana brownies available in pastry shops
“Weed is the new need of youngsters. ‘Weed cakes’ and ‘Marijuana Brownies’ are available in some pastry shops. The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) should be given instructions to raid pastry shops wherever they have doubts that there are brownies made of weed,” Viegas said.
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