THE MENACE OF DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES.

DRUGS. Cocaine is an alkaloid, a substance containing alkaline properties, nitrogenous compound, met with in Coca plants in combination with organic acids resembling an alkali in its properties. It is used as a local anaesthetic. It is also consumed as a drug. Its small dose creates a stimulating effect in the mind. It exalts intellectual power. A strong does can produce effect of a cocaine delirium, a state of high excitement with mind confusion. Vials of cocaine powder for snorting, sniffing take one on a journey to the moon. In Columbia the coca leaves are chewed by mouth and its liquid juice in the mouth, down the stomach creates fantasy unknown to the taker. In refined class of society, it is taken in powder form in vials, or it is injected in the vein as a solution, a shot. or it is smoked admixed with tobacco granules in a cigarette. Any of the above, when taken, and well-taken, takes one on a roller-skater ride of dreams come true. It takes one to the stiff heights of pleasure and well-being. One forgets his worries. He feels he is on the Top of the world. Its effect lasts for a few hours. “He rose like a rocket, fell like a stick” After its effect has worn out, there comes the big Bang Bang. He feels used and abused and thrown in the gutter. Drugs growing countries. The Golden triangle. Burma, Siam, Laos-Cambodia. The Golden Crescent. Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. The chemical used in the processing method is Acidic Anne hydryde. It is manufactured in India. It gets transported to different countries clandestinely. In India its price is INR 100 a kg, which outside of India has a price tag of INR 1000. It is used in processing the brown opium into white powder that is Heroin. In Columbia, 28 judges, 300 police officers, 86 other officers, 5000 civilians- careers have been reported killed by drug syndicate.. Mexico. Population 120 million, extreme unemployment and poverty. Area 800000 square.miles. Destination is Mexico. From Mexico it travels onward to the USA. Canada and Europe. An underground tunnel is reported traced from Mexico city to USA San-Diago For transport of drug consignments and movement of VIPs involved in drug-trafficking. Hashish Marijuana is prepared from hemp plant. Coca, south American shrubs are also cultivated in Java-Sumatra. The leaf yield cocaine when chewed. The workers involved in this job chew coca leaves in the mouth. They can withstand any climate, hunger, fatigue. They work like robots double than their prescribed hours of work. Drug Lords keep them dis-associated of everything. Any number of drug consignments may be seized. They do not come in the open. This dis-connection saves them. The authorities can not get a handle on the drug-trade. The people know at the most details about: City Gangs, street gangs, locality gangs, area gangs, district gangs, railway gangs. Sub-gangs and paddlers with a tiny quantity for instant supply. There are retailers, and there are whole-sale dealers. The casualty count in each mega city in the drugs war stand in hundreds, thousands, of firing, knifing, machete attacks, The war is always between rival groups. The foot soldiers are street gangs who manage to supply small quantity to an eager client at very high premium. Knee-clapping, slashing stabbing are on account of gangs trying to horn in on another’s trade.