PANAJI
Mandrem police have arrested four persons, including two Senegalese nationals, a woman from Goa and a Nigerian national, in connection with a suspected narcotics trafficking network linked to a cocaine seizure worth Rs 22.29 lakh in Morjim in August. According to the police, 222.92 grams of suspected cocaine, cash amounting to Rs 10.85 lakh and other articles, collectively valued at Rs 33.14 lakh, were seized during a joint inspection with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) team at Greenview Guest House in Bandekarwada, Morjim, on August 22.
The case was registered at Mandrem police station on August 23 against Bouba Samba, 31, and Aliou Moustapha, 31, both Senegalese nationals staying at the guest house. Both were arrested and are currently in judicial custody.
Police said further investigation, including custodial interrogation and technical surveillance, allegedly revealed that Evilee John Pereira, 32, of Aldona-Nachinola, collected money generated through the suspected narcotics trade from the two accused and deposited it into various bank accounts.
Analysis of the money trail allegedly indicated that the funds deposited by Pereira were withdrawn in the Delhi-NCR region and used to source narcotic substances.
A police team subsequently conducted operations in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and detained William Ugochukwu Izuchukwu, a Nigerian national residing in Surajpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was brought to Mandrem police station on October 23 and arrested in connection with the case.The investigation is being conducted by PI Girendre J Naik and PSI Paresh Kale under the supervision of Pernem SDPO Ashish Shirodkar and North Goa Superintendent of Police Rahul Gupta, IPS, under the overall guidance of DIGP Ved Prakash Surya, IPS.
