Team Goemkarponn
MAPUSA: Mapusa Police have arrested two persons in connection with a narcotics case after seizing 1.2 kg of suspected ganja, estimated to be worth ₹1 lakh, during a raid near the New KTC Bus Stand in Mapusa.
The raid was conducted between 12.30 am and 3 am on October 27 at an open field near the bus stand, following prior information. The police apprehended Manjunath Raju Kaundar, 46, a resident of Indira Nagar, Chimbel, Tiswadi, with the suspected contraband.
During the investigation, police interrogation allegedly revealed that Salim Abdul Nadaf, 31, a resident of Khadpawado, Cuchelim, Mapusa, was the source of procurement and supply of the seized substance. Police said the investigation had uncovered a suspected link involving criminal conspiracy and abetment.
Mapusa Police Station has registered Crime No. 145/2026 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Both Kaundar and Nadaf have been formally arrested in the case.
Police further stated that both accused have previous criminal antecedents. Further investigation is underway.
The raid was conducted by a team led by PSI Dattaprasad Pandit, along with PSI Bablo Parab, PSI Amey Naik, PSI Utkrantrao Desai, HC Sushant Chopdekar, HC Shivaji Shetkar and police constables Rajesh Kandolkar, Prathamesh Mote, Mahendra Mandrekar, Pravin Patil and Satyawan Gosavi.
The operation was carried out under the supervision of SP/SDPO Mapusa Ashish Shirodkar, under the directions of Mapusa Police Station PI Anant Gaonkar, and under the overall supervision of North Goa SP Rahul Gupta, IPS.
Mapusa Police said the action was part of the ongoing drive against the possession and trafficking of narcotic substances under the Centre’s “Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan”. The police reiterated their commitment to curbing the circulation of illegal drugs and taking legal action against those involved in narcotics-related offences.
