The National Human Rights Commission has called for a report from the District Collector of Chennai over the seizure of huge quantity of drugs-laced toffees in the city. <br/><br/>Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports about the confiscation of candies doped with banned intoxicants in Villupuram and dumping of drugs-laced candies in Kovilpatti area in southern Tamil Nadu, the Commission has sought the report in four weeks. <br/><br/>It comes in the wake of a school student falling seriously ill after consuming chocolates from a shop near his school at Tondiarpet in Chennai. The candies when tested in laboratories were found to be laced with marijuana. <br/><br/>Following the incident, the state health and food safety officials made intensive checks across the state leading to seizure of huge quantities of doped candies. <br/><br/>The NHRC has termed the menace of easy availability of the banned products as a serious threat to life and safety of younger generations. <br/><br/>The Income Tax authorities also during a recent raid in some of the go-downs in Red Hills on the outskirts of Chennai unearthed manufacturing units of banned tobacco products and massive tax evasion.