HYDERABAD: With drug provide in Goa weakening on account of sustained police crackdowns by Telangana police and EAGLE (Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement) groups, many addicts are shifting their base to Thailand, the place ganja and OG Kush are simply accessible on the streets. Officials warn that OG Kush, with almost double the THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) of hashish, is much extra dangerous.
Goa has lengthy served as a hub, with Nigerians dominating the provide of psychotropic medicine. An EAGLE officer stated Nigerians usually hire villas with tight safety and aggressive guard canines, making monitoring tough. Regular raids on shacks in Goa have diminished availability, forcing peddlers to dupe vacationers by amassing cash and failing to ship medicine. “With falling provide and rising distrust, many addicts are transferring to Thailand the place the Thai baht remains to be inexpensive towards the Indian rupee,” the officer stated.
OG Kush is more and more in style amongst younger customers. Some journey to Thailand, devour it there, and even return with small portions for private use. In one current case, a Mahindra University pupil confessed to first utilizing OG Kush in Thailand. “This is grotesque. Kush cultivated overseas is now being smuggled into India by way of numerous routes and bypassing airport safety. It is much extra dangerous than common hashish,” the officer stated.
Cannabis accommodates 4 to fifteen per cent THC, the psychoactive compound that impacts the mind. OG Kush, nonetheless, accommodates 19 to 27 per cent THC. Officials stated the drug, brief for Ocean Grown, is cultivated in heat climates or by way of hydroponic strategies. Smuggled from Thailand, it’s bought there at ₹1,000 per gram and bought in India at ₹3,000 per gram.
EAGLE groups additionally traced cash trails linking Goa and Mumbai to Nigerian cartels, with drug funds routed to Latin America and Europe. Three hawala brokers have been just lately arrested in reference to the community.
