PANAJI
In a major crackdown on the illicit drug trade in the State, the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Goa Police raided three spots in and around Margao seizing 13.64 kgs of suspected ganja worth approximately Rs 13.62 lakh in the international market.
The first raid was conducted by ANC Police Sub-Inspector Priyanka Sawant at Khareband in Margao. Accused Muhafiz Pathan (22), a resident of Khareband was arrested for being in illegal possession of 1.330 kgs of ganja worth Rs. 1.31 lakh.
In the second raid conducted by ANC PSI Pritesh Madgaonkar, Millen Pilai (22), an Odisha native and presently a resident of Lotus Apartments in Majorda, was arrested for being in illegal possession of 10.310 kgs ganja worth approximately Rs 10.31 lakh.
The third raid conducted by ANC PSI Rohan Madgaonkar led to seizure of two kgs of ganja worth Rs two lakh and the arrest of one Vinayak Digamber Zuarkar (22), a resident of Sapna VNS Residency in Comba, Margao.
All three accused have been booked under the relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
