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Drugs seized at Vagator-Anjuna

Three locals from Karnataka and a local from Andhra Pradesh arrested

Goa Police arrested three locals from Bengaluru-Karnataka in possesion of Charas on Monday morning. Darius Sarigala (19), Akash Prasad (19), Morcio Mullan (19) were arrested with 7.7 grams of Charas worth Rs. 8,000.
Earlier, on Sunday evening Achinto R. Banerjee (20) resident of Andhra Pradesh was arrested at Vagator with 14.5 grams Charas and 4.4 grams Ganja, all worth Rs. 20,000.
With the drugs issue on rise, special teams are set to crack on drugs menace, informed Superintendent of Police Chandan Chaudhary. He also added that smuggling of narcotics with indigenous tourists is in Goa. Further investigations are ongoing in this case.
Reacting to the situation, Town and Country Planning Minister Vijay Sardessai stated that drug trade can't be operational without involement of the police. The drug trade goes on with the help of a few corrupt police personnel, he added.
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P'yat told to conduct survey of houses, shops for tax purpose

Frayed tempers witnessed over private construction project

the goan I network
Published Aug 14, 2017, 4:51 AM IST
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MARGAO In order to get an accurate picture about the current status of the existing houses and shops in the panchayat area, Raia gram sabha urged the panchayat body to undertake a survey of all shops and houses in its jurisdiction. This, the locals claimed, would enable the panchayat body to mop up additional revenue by way of enhanced taxes to be levied on such houses/ shops which may have been transformed into concrete structures in due course of time. To initiate such a…

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