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100			_aDasari, S.K., Om, H.G. and Jaishankar, K. _932046
245			_aPharmaceutical drugs and crimes: an exploratory study
260			_aThe Indian Police Journal
300			_a68(2), Apr-Jun, 2021: p.110-118
520			_aThe pharmaceutical drugs and crimes in India have assumed serious proportions in recent times. The problem seems to be serious in the South-West, North-West and North-East region of the country. The main objective of the study is to explore pharmaceutical drugs and crimes in India. In doing so, an attempt has been made to explore pharmaceutical drugs and crimes in the South-West region of the country. The present research is based on exploratory study. Purposive sampling was used to select the respondents and the total number of respondents are 57 which were selected from each Zonal Directors, Superintendents and Intelligence Officers of Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Indore and Ahmedabad which were affiliated with Narcotics Control Bureau, Internal Security-II Division, Ministry of Home Affairs and Government of India. The open online questionnaire was used for data collection. The thematic approach was adopted to analyze the data which addressed pharmaceutical drugs and crimes as a multifaceted criminal activity that creates an irreparable loss to the citizens. Hence, coordination and concerted efforts are the need of the hour to counter and encounter effectively the pharmaceutical drugs and crimes in India. – Reproduced
650			_aPharmaceutical drugs and crimes, Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. _929556
773			_aThe Indian Police Journal
906			_aDRUG ABUSE
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