MAPUSA
A resident of Gaunsavaddo, Mapusa was arrested with illegal possession of Ganja, Mapusa Police said.
On getting specific information police conducted a raid at a parking lot near the St Jerome Church, Mapusa and nabbed the accused Govind Suresh Jadhav (26) with the narcotic substance.
Police said the accused had come with a packet of ganja weighing 500 gm which was supposed to be delivered to a customer.
The narcotic substance has been seized from the accused.
An FIR under section 20 (b) (ii) (A) of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused who has since been arrested and is presently in police custody. PSI Dineshkumar Mukhiya along with PSI Yashwant Mandrekar and PSI Viraj korgaonkar HC Sushant Chopdekar, PCs Akshay Patil, Anand Rathod and Aniket Kalangutkar conducted the raid.
The raid was conducted under overall supervision of SP North Nidhin Valsan (IPS) and Mapusa SDPO, Jivba Dalvi and Mapusa PI Shitakant Nayak.
Further investigation is in progress.
