Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: North Goa Police has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, with investigations increasingly focusing on dismantling supply networks rather than limiting action to street-level peddlers. Three fresh NDPS cases registered during November have resulted in multiple arrests, while a major breakthrough in an earlier case saw an absconding accused traced and arrested in Rajasthan.
The latest operations have brought the alleged movement of narcotic substances across different locations under scrutiny, with police now pursuing financial trails, suppliers and intended recipients to establish the wider network behind the illegal trade.
In Anjuna Police Station Crime No. 129/2026, police seized 14 paper blots weighing 0.15 grams, suspected to be LSD and valued at approximately Rs. 1.40 lakh, from Aakarsh Kamboj, a resident of Dhuler, Mapusa. The seizure was made on November 3 near Cross, Sonarkhed, Assagao. During investigation, Kamboj allegedly disclosed that he had received the consignment from Nisar Ali, 26, a resident of Karaswada, Bardez. Nisar was arrested on November 11.
In another case, Anjuna Police seized 67 grams of suspected charas, valued at approximately Rs. 67,000, from Manish, a native of Himachal Pradesh, during a raid near the Football Ground in Siolim on November 10. The case was registered as Crime No. 135/2026.
Pernem Police, meanwhile, seized 105.23 grams of suspected ganja and 3.24 grams of suspected MDMA, collectively valued at approximately Rs. 65,000, from Sahid, a resident of Arambol. The seizure was made at Khalchwada, Virnoda, near the road leading towards Electronic City, Tuem, in connection with Crime No. 46/2026.
The more significant development came in Pernem Police Station Crime No. 29/2026, where police arrested absconding accused Diwyansh, 36, originally from Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, from Park Hotel in Pushkar, Rajasthan, on November 11.
The case dates back to August 8, when police arrested Aaron and Zakariya during a raid at a rented room in Mainwada, Korgao, Pernem. The raid resulted in the seizure of 129 LSD blot papers weighing 3.13 grams, 88.55 grams of suspected charas, 1.07 grams of suspected ecstasy powder and 3.59 grams of suspected ketamine powder. The seized substances were collectively valued at approximately Rs. 7,65,600.
During investigation, Zakariya allegedly revealed that the narcotic consignment had been received from Diwyansh. Subsequent surveillance and technical investigation reportedly traced the accused’s movements across Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir.
A special police team comprising PSI Aditya Gad, PC 8170 Rajat Gawade and PC 6872 Shantaram Mahale was sent to Rajasthan, where the accused was successfully traced and arrested.
The scale of enforcement in the district is reflected in the latest cumulative figures released by North Goa Police. A total of 74 NDPS cases have been registered this year, with 94 persons arrested. Of these, 26 are Goans, 54 are non-Goans and 14 are foreigners.
Police have seized approximately 49 kg, 226 grams and 280 milligrams of narcotic substances, with an estimated value of Rs. 1,92,73,420.
The focus of the ongoing investigations is now on identifying the source of the drugs, tracing financial transactions, establishing backward and forward linkages and identifying intended recipients. Police are also attempting to identify other individuals connected with the trafficking networks.
The latest arrests underline the continuing challenge of drug trafficking in North Goa, where investigations are increasingly extending beyond individual seizures to the identification of suppliers and wider distribution networks. Police have appealed to the public to share information about drug trafficking and other illegal activities.
