Based on a specific tip-off, the police were lying in wait for Iqbal near the Park Street school (Shutterstock)A man on a bike was arrested after he had turned up allegedly to sell ganja to students in front of a school on Park Street on Monday afternoon. He would turn up at a designated spot on certain days and hand over pouches to students.”Based on a specific tip-off, the police were lying in wait for Iqbal near the Park Street school. Two persons were arrested on Saturday while allegedly selling ganja near gate number two of Jadavpur University. “This (availability of drugs near schools and colleges) is not a new thing. The Telegraph had in January reported on easy availability of cigarettes and other tobacco products near schools despite a ban on their sale within 100m of educational institutions.

Source: The Telegraph July 16, 2019 22:34 UTC