Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the state government will amend the existing laws so that drug peddlers are booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), reported news agency PTI.

The amendment will be done in the ongoing monsoon session of the state legislature, he said.

Replying to a question in the legislative council, Devendra Fadnavis said that action is taken against those involved in drug peddling and at present they are booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, reported PTI.