PANAJI
The Anti-Narcotics Cell of Goa Police undertook two successful raids at Arambol arresting two Nigerian nationals with narcotic substances worth approximately Rs 22 lakh in the international market.
In the first raid, ANC arrested accused Antonio Obinna for being in illegal possession of 48.68 grams of cocaine and over 10 grams of liquid LSD. The value of seized drugs has been pegged at approximately Rs 15 lakh in the international market.
On the evening of December 25, another raid was conducted by a team of ANC led by PSI Arun Dessai at an open place behind Cabo Wabo beach huts, Girkarwado along the Arambol Beach where accused Emeka Daniel Okoji (41) Nigerian national was caught while in illegal possession of whitish substance weighing 31.01 gms suspected to be cocaine and 4.444 gms of brownish substance suspected to be LSD liquid all worth approximately Rs 7.60 lakhs in the international market. The accused had concealed the suspected drugs in a black colour waist pouch.
The raids were a part of the ANC’s targeted effort at cracking down a larger network of drug peddlers operational in the northern coast of the state. Both the accused nabbed during these two latest raids are believed to be a part of this same network.
