India, July 3 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said in the legislative council that the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) will be amended during the ongoing monsoon session of the state legislature so that drug dealers can be booked under the stringent law.

The chief minister was replying to a question raised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Parinay Phuke regarding the smuggling of Mephedrone, a synthetic stimulant drug.

"Those who are arrested in smuggling cases get released within a few days and continue with their business in different cities. I demand that these people be arrested under the MCOCA," Phuke said.

In response, Fadnavis said that smuggling of drugs was a serious issue and vario...