PERNEM
Pernem police arrested two persons after conducting a narcotics raid and seizing cannabis plants, ganja and charas worth Rs 20 lakh at Korgao-Pernem.
This is the sixth raid on a cannabis plantation at Pernem in the last two months.
According to reports, Pernem PI Jivba Dalvi had collected intelligence regarding drug activities at Korgao. Accordingly, a watch was maintained for a few days.
On Monday, a raid was conducted by a Pernem police team at a house in Korgao and ganja worth Rs 8,600, charas worth Rs 5.6 lakh and cannabis plants worth Rs 14 lakh were seized.
During the raid, police found that a favourable environment and atmosphere was created to cultivate cannabis including tube lights, temperature moderating machines and exhaust fans.
Two persons, Larsen Richard (34) of Bandra-Mumbai and Rene Neil Santan D’Souza (44) of Korgao-Pernem have been arrested under Sections 20(b)(ii)(A), 20(b)(ii)(B), and 20(a) R/w section 29 of NDPS Act.
Further investigation is in progress under the supervision of SDPO Gajanan Prabhudesai and SP Shobit Saxena.
