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Time of India
11 hours ago
- Time of India
Share tip-offs on drug peddlers: Cops to locals
Panaji: 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. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Install the Perfect Pool at Home – Start Here Backyard Pool | Search Ads Learn More Undo 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.
Hindustan Times
22-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
Kerala man held with LSD worth ₹11.7 crore in Goa: Police
PANAJI: The Goa police have arrested a 29-year-old man from Kerala with LSD worth ₹11.7 crore from Siolim, a senior official said on Tuesday. Superintendent of police (SP) Sunita Sawant said the accused, identified as Mohammed Samir, 29, a native of Palakkad in Kerala, had been living in Goa for the last five years and was running a guesthouse in Baga. He also had a rented house at Siolim where he operated his drug business, the SP said. 'The accused was apprehended with 4.72 gms, i.e 10 drops, of highly potent LSD liquid when he had come to deliver the same just outside his rented premises at Siolim. The raid then took a massive turn when a search of his house recovered 110 gms of high micron LSD along with 101gms ganja,' she said. 110 gms of high micron LSD, when further diluted, is enough to make 10-12 lakh LSD paper blots, each of which costs ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 in the retail market. LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide, sometimes referred to as acid, is a potent psychedelic drug, and is usually sold soaked on a piece of blotting paper. The arrest comes close on the heels of the arrest of another Kerala man, Nibu Vincent, who was held along with a husband-wife duo, carrying 4.32 kg cocaine. In March this year, the Goa police seized 11kgs of hydroponic weed worth ₹11.6 crore, believed to have been sourced from Thailand. 'We are constantly on the lookout for information about the drug trade and as and when we receive information, we verify the information and accordingly conduct raids. The police are following a policy of zero tolerance towards drugs,' Sawant said.
