Share tip-offs on drug peddlers: Cops to locals
Goa police said on Sunday that there is an increase in illicit
drug trafficking
and use of drugs in the state, especially among the younger generation. Police urged the public to share information about drug traffickers and peddlers for action.
'Say no to drugs,' said SP, anti-narcotics cell, Sunita Sawant. 'Drug use is destroying our families, societies, and is a threat to the nation. It has to be curbed.'
Sawant also sought the help of the public to nab the menace. 'We have a toll-free number and helpline, 1933. Your identity will be kept secret, and nobody will reveal your information if you provide information to curb drug trafficking,' she said.
She also said that Goa police are developing intelligence and conducting raids.
In the first four months of this year, Goa police seized more drugs than they did over the past four years. They seized drugs worth Rs 68 crore from Jan to April, a 300% increase over the value of drugs seized in the past four years. From 2021 to 2024, drugs worth Rs 21 crore were seized.
Since 2021, around 1,000kg of different types of drugs have been seized in the state, worth around Rs 90 crore. In 2025, Goa police have so far arrested 60 persons, including 18 Goans, 32 non-Goans, and six foreigners.
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Since 2021, Goa police have arrested 691 persons, including 195 Goans, 401 non-Goans, and 93 foreigners.
In one of the biggest-ever single-day drug seizures by Goa police, 4.3 kg of cocaine worth over Rs 43 crore was seized at Chicolna, Mormugao, in April. Three individuals, including a woman, were arrested, and police suspect the drugs were brought to Goa from Thailand to be sold in the local market.
A week later, Goa police arrested 29-year-old resident of Palakkad, Kerala, Mohammad Sameer, for being in alleged possession of over 110g of high micro-LSD liquid worth Rs 11 crore.
Sameer, a BBA graduate who was living in Goa for the past five years, was running a three-room guesthouse at Baga and arranged for taxis for his guests.
Earlier, in March, Goa police seized drugs worth Rs 11.6 crore and arrested a 23-year-old Bengaluru resident for allegedly illegally possessing over 11kg of hydroponic weed (ganja). Police said the man brought drugs from Nepal to India and that the crime branch busted an international drug racket.
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