Kochi, April 21 -- Kerala excise minister MB Rajesh said on Sunday that the state government and its police and excise wings will deal with the drugs lobby with 'an iron fist' and that no industry will be given any preference or concession in the war against drugs.

The minister's statement comes just a day after prominent Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko was arrested by the Kochi city police in a drugs-related case and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Chacko has also been accused of misbehaviour towards an actor on a film set after consuming drugs, though no FIR has been filed yet in the regard.

"The state is involved in a war against drugs and the police and excise departments are working on a war...