SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024
Team Herald
Mandrem police have arrested a 27-year-old Israel national in a raid conducted on Saturday at Arambol. The accused identified at Naar Yaakov was found in illegal possession of Drugs worth 9 Lakhs.
Mandrem police after receiving a tip-off about the Israeli national coming to sell drugs, including narcotic mushrooms, in Arambol conducted a raid on Saturday. The suspect was apprehended at the specified location; wherein the police found 136 grams of dried mushrooms containing the narcotic substance Psilocybin, 132 grams of powder of the narcotic substance Psylocibin, and 140 grams of Ganja.
According to SP North Akshat Kaushal, the drugs have an estimated value of Rs. 8,72,000 in the international market. “They were using the dark web to procure and sell these narcotics substances”, he added.
The police have registered an FIR under sections 20(b)(ii)(A) and 22 (c) of the NDPS Act. Investigations are underway to determine the source of the seized drugs. The accused has been remanded to police custody for seven days.
The team, which was supervised by SP North Akshat Kaushal and SDPO Pernem Jivba Dalvi, consisted of other police officers as well. Further investigation of the case is underway.
