PANAJI
The Crime Branch of Goa Police raided a house in Quepem and arrested Velly D'Costa with Rs 40,000 worth suspected ganja.
D’Costa is a known history sheeter and was previously involved in dacoities with his associate Michael Fernandes and has served a sentence for the same.
He was arrested as recently as in February 2018 by the Anti Narcotics Cell of Goa Police for being in possession of Rs four lakhs worth ganja and charas and was presently out on bail in this matter.
Back then, D'Costa, a resident of Tilamol in Quepem, operated two private buses on the Margao-Curchorem route and is believed to have procured the drugs from neighbouring states.
