PERNEM
Pernem police raided a beach shack at Arambol on Friday and arrested two persons on charges of possessing drugs.
According to reports, Pernem PI Jivba Dalvi and his team laid a trap at the beach shack by posing as customers and raided the shack at 4.25 pm.
Two persons, Vikas Ranjit Singh (42) Mahendra Shersingh Thakur (25), both natives of Himachal Pradesh, were caught with possession of Ganja worth Rs 10,000 and Charas worth Rs 10,000, from the shack.
It is learnt that the accused, Vikas Ranjit Singh, had taken the shack on rent from a local person and was managing it, while the other accused, Mahendra Thakur, was working at the shack.
An offence under Section 20(b)(ii)(A) of NDPS Act has been registered against the accused.
PI Dalvi said letters have been sent to the tourism department and excise department to cancel the tourism license and excise license of the shack.
The raid was conducted under the supervision of Superintendent of Police Shobit Saxena and Mapusa SDPO Gajanan Prabhudessai.
Further investigation is in progress.
