PANAJI
In its war against drugs, Goa Police conducted yet another raid on Monday and arrested a septuagenarian British national for allegedly peddling a cocktail of drugs worth a whopping Rs 15.48 lakh.
Stephen Slotwiner has hidden drugs in his rented premises at Madhalawada, Arambol when the team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Siddhant Shirodkar caught him red handed with the consignment.
Ganja weighing12.2 grams worth Rs 51,000, 40 estasy tablets weighing 17.7 grams worth Rs 1.77 lakh and 26 LSD papers weighing 1.19 grams, worth Rs 2.60 lakh, MDMA weighing 80 grams worth Rs 8 lakh and 26 LSD capsules weighing 15.3 grams worth Rs. 2.60 lakh has been seized.
The foreign national has been arrested under section 20(B)(ii)(A) and 22 (c) of NDPS Act.
The police are now probing the source of these drugs and if these were meant for night/beach parties or random sale in other parts of Goa. The team is also investigating if he has links with other peddlers and dealers in Goa and outside the State.
