3 held with drugs worth over Rs 2 lakh

Times of India | 2 months ago | 26-09-2022 | 04:51 am

Margao/Vasco/Calangute: Three persons were arrested by the police on Sunday—one in Fatorda, one in Zuarinagar and one in Calangute—with ganja.Fatorda police on Sunday arrested a resident of Navelim after he was found with ganja worth nearly a Rs 1 lakh. Police sources said that the accused, Zaker Akbar Shaikh, 35, was nabbed from the parking lot of SGPDA market at Fatorda, on Sunday afternoon. Following a search in the presence of executive magistrate, Salcete, 986g of a narcotic substance, suspected to be ganja, was recovered from him.Calangute police nabbed a drug peddler, Muhammad Jafer Gudumia, from Karnataka with 1.1kg narcotics worth Rs 1.1 lakh near the Dolphin Circle at Calangute on Sunday. Verna police arrested a food delivery person with 63g of ganja worth Rs 6,300. Investigating officer Pravin Simepurushkar said the accused, Shiv Pratap Halwai, 24, is a resident of Vasco and native of Mumbai.

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Times of India | 3 hours ago | 29-11-2022 | 02:40 am

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Times of India | 10 hours ago | 28-11-2022 | 07:47 pm

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Times of India | 22 hours ago | 28-11-2022 | 08:26 am

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Times of India | 2 days ago | 27-11-2022 | 02:40 am

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Times of India | 2 days ago | 27-11-2022 | 02:40 am

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