PANAJI: Pernem police on Monday arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in illegal cultivation of cannabis, and seized drugs worth over Rs1 crore. Pernem PI Jivba Dalvi said that all the accused are from the same family and are involved in the carpentry business.
Dalvi said that after receiving information of illegal drug activities being carried out from a residence at Keri in Pernem, the police had mounted a surveillance and raided the premises at Thorlebad. During the search police found a cannabis plantation in the backyard of the house. This is the second major raid by Pernem police within ten days.
In the past few months Goa has seen many cases of people growing cannabis from residential premises.
Dalvi said the raiding team seized 2.3kgs of cannabis worth Rs5 lakh, along with 1.3kgs of ganja worth Rs1.3 lakh and 2.5kgs of charas worth over Rs1 crore. He said the police have registered the offence under section 20(a)(i), 20(b)(ii)(B), 20(b)(ii)(C) and three…
Dalvi said that after receiving information of illegal drug activities being carried out from a residence at Keri in Pernem, the police had mounted a surveillance and raided the premises at Thorlebad. During the search police found a cannabis plantation in the backyard of the house. This is the second major raid by Pernem police within ten days.
In the past few months Goa has seen many cases of people growing cannabis from residential premises.
Dalvi said the raiding team seized 2.3kgs of cannabis worth Rs5 lakh, along with 1.3kgs of ganja worth Rs1.3 lakh and 2.5kgs of charas worth over Rs1 crore. He said the police have registered the offence under section 20(a)(i), 20(b)(ii)(B), 20(b)(ii)(C) and three…
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