PANJIM: Goa’s grand aim of becoming a self-reliant hub of industry and commerce got a very cruel twist with the discovery of a manufacturing unit for deadly drugs in Anjuna. The Goa unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau busted an LSD manufacturing laboratory at Anjuna.
The NCB officials arrested the manufacturer, and seized multiple drugs worth Rs 25 lakh.
NCB-Mumbai informed that during the initial search, multiple illicit drugs were recovered. The drugs seized include 2,464 LSD blots (61.97 gms), 10.47 gms MDMA powder, 76.6 gms hashish moist powder, 60.5 gms hydroponic seed (ganja), 3.42 gms hashish, and 25 Psilocybin Mushroom capsules (5 grams). All these contrabands are worth Rs 25, 17, 000.
The NCB officials also recovered Rs 32, 000, $18, and Sri Lankan Rs 38, 210 in cash. The officials said that in the follow-up of information that led to recent seizures of multiple party drugs on April 28 in Goa, further intelligence was developed which strongly indicated the presence of a wholesale manufacturer in the region.
“Accordingly, various intelligence sources were approached to gain additional information about the suspected manufacturer. Soon, after rigorous analysis, the identity of a person named A Kundu was revealed in Anjuna,” police said.
NCB sleuths said that A Kundu, who has been arrested, has confessed that he was involved in the illicit manufacturing of drugs.
“He (A Kundu) also mentioned that due to the huge consumption of LSD in Goa, he assembled the total setup. He had been in this illicit drug manufacturing business for the last few years. He was in contact with various other syndicates across various cities for the supply of the drugs, some of whom are of foreign nationality,” NCB officials said.
“It would be worthy to mention that the drug lab bust is one of the few instances in the recent past in Goa and the arrest of the main manufacturer will have a detrimental effect on drug trafficking,” the officials further said. Further investigation is underway to identify other receiver syndicate members and suppliers of raw materials.