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Owners of 2 nightclubs, 2 others arrested

Coming under intense pressure to act, Anjuna Police arrested two persons for allegedly peddling drugs in the premises of two popular clubs along the Anjuna coast early Tuesday morning.

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Later in the afternoon, the owners of the two clubs were also arrested by the police and presently, both are in the police lockup. Edwin Nunes, owner of Curlies Shack, and Rohan Shetty, operator of Nyex Club, were arrested for allegedly allowing persons to peddle drugs from within their premises, Anjuna Police said. Sources disclosed that both owners have moved bail application in the NDPS Court, Mapusa, which will come up for hearing on Wednesday. >> See pg 3

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System has failed, no adequate pressure on cops to act: Lobo

Calangute MLA Michael Lobo blamed the system for failing to eliminate drug trade and was convinced that the present action of the government against the menace will not bear any fruits.

the goan I network
Published Aug 16, 2017, 4:43 AM IST
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MAPUSA"It's a failure of the system. The government is not putting adequate pressure on police to act on the drug trade. We need to have periodical review of action taken, may be every 15 days to keep the pressure on," Lobo said speaking to The Goan. He said if the police was given full charge they will be able to finish the drug menace within six months. He further said whenever a drug-related incident takes place, as it has happened in Anjuna on Saturday last, the police…

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