The Hindu·2 min read·medium
Police, forest department to intensify joint patrols to deter collection of hallucinogenic mushrooms in Nilgiris
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The Hindu Bureau
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Authorities in the Nilgiris district are launching joint patrols to prevent the collection of hallucinogenic mushrooms following the arrest of four individuals. The initiative aims to deter illegal harvesting in reserve forests, a practice linked to past fatalities and substance abuse.
Following the recent arrest of four youngsters for collecting hallucinogenic mushrooms from the reserve forests in The Nilgiris, the district police and the forest department are to conduct joint patrols in areas surrounding forest areas to prevent people from collecting the substances.
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