PANJIM: An Indian musical instrument sitar was used by three drug peddlers to conceal some of the contraband drugs, which totally valued at around Rs 32 lakh and which was seized by the Anjuna police in a well-planned operation on Monday midnight.
The cops have nabbed three natives of Bihar and recovered from them heroin, cocaine and charas all valued at Rs 31.80 lakh in a operation that lasted for around six hours.
The names of those arrested are Sanjay Kumar Sharma (32), Natwarlal Yadav (40) and Ramesh Gopi (29).
According to information given by Anjuna PI Manjunath Desai and Dy SP Mr Sammy Tavares, acting on a tip off the Anjuna police team began their patrolling in Anjuna at 6.30 p.m. on Monday.
On reaching near a hotel, the team found the accused Sanjay and Natwarlal moving suspiciously in the area. The cops stopped them and on interrogation it was found that they carried some drugs in their pant pockets. They later spilled the beans and informed police about their third accomplice who stayed with them in a rented house.
Later, police went to the house at Sorantto in Anjuna and after thoroughly searching the house, the cops found 439 grams of heroin, 192 grams of cocaine and 24 grams of charas, all worth Rs 31.80 lakh, hidden at various places in the house including the sitar.
Police attached all the drug samples and immediately took the three into their custody.
The investigating police officer, Mr Videsh Pilgaonkar said that the drugs concealed in sitar were to be dispatched to European nations by courier. With this in mind, the three accused had also started a courier service near Starco junction at Anjuna in their rented premises. The trio has been visiting the state for the past three years, informed the police.
The accused have been charged under the NDPS Act and have been remanded to seven days police custody. The entire operation involved the Anjuna PI Desai, Dy SP Mr Tavares and the operation was conducted under the overall supervision of North Goa SP, Mr Arvind Gawas.
The Anjuna PI Desai with the assistance of Mr Tavares had conducted two other raids recently. In the first raid Mr Dessai had arrested a native of Nepal earlier this month and seized from him 700 grams of charas and ganja valued at Rs 40,000. In the second raid last week a Nigerian was arrested with 11 grams of cocaine worth Rs 1 lakh. Mr Tavares has said that such raids would continue in Anjuna. (NT)
I look forward to this acquittal in due course.
ReplyDeleteIt will be a very quick acquittal if a Minister or his son or the Police are also involved.Just heard Mahanand has been acquitted on a further 2 counts.
well done Goa Police...but make sure your evidence is strong and not feeble,