Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: The Crime Branch of Goa Police has arrested two persons from Gujarat in connection with a narcotics raid conducted in Candolim, recovering charas worth ₹2 lakh.
Acting on reliable inputs, a Crime Branch team carried out a raid on April 18 near Bosio Hospital at Pinto Wado, Candolim, Bardez. During the operation, the accused were caught red-handed in possession of 630 grams of charas along with two mobile phones.
The arrested accused have been identified as Hiren Ramoliya (32), a resident of Navagam in Surat district, and Shabbirbhai Saiyad (40), a resident of Sihor in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.
Crime Branch has registered an offence under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985. Both accused have been placed under arrest, and the court has granted five days of police custody for further interrogation.
The investigation is being conducted by PSI Amin A. Naik under the supervision of senior officers of the Crime Branch, including SP Rahul Gupta, IPS.
