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MAPUSA: Colvale Police have arrested one Suraj Gawade, working as a jail guard at Colvale Central jail for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the jail.
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As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, during routine checking under Police Inspector Sushant Joshi, the jail guard was found to be in possession of the suspicious substance. Accordingly, intimation was given to Colvale Police. The staff of Colvale Police Station along with the Executive Magistrate of Bardez proceeded to the jail premises and took the body search of the accused and seized the substance which upon verification was found to be cocaine. Hence, the police took the accused person and drug substance into custody.
The seized cocaine weighed five grams, which he was about to supply to one of the undertrial prisoners inside the jail.
An offence under Sections 21(b) of the NDPS Act has been registered and the accused person has been arrested.
The entire operation is a result of constant briefing and surveillance by police and team over the jail staff.
This is the second instance where jail security staff has been arrested while attempting to smuggle drugs into the jail.
The investigation is in progress with Police Sub-Inspector Sushant Sangodkar under the supervision of SP North Shobit Saxena, SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi and PI Somnath Mahajik.
