MAPUSA: Colvale Police have arrested Sandesh Varak (28), resident of Ibrampur, Pernem with illegal possession of drugs.
According to sources, the police received information that a person working as a security guard in Colvale Jail will be coming with drugs meant to supply to a prisoner.
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Accordingly, a raid was conducted by a team of PSI Mandar Parab during which the alleged accused person was found in possession of ganja weighing 208 grams and seven grams of cocaine, all worth Rs 1.4 lakh. The alleged accused person was working as a security guard for the Goa human resource development corporation (GHRDC) and was posted at Colvale Jail. Further, the alleged accused person was arrested under Sections 20 (b)(ii)(a) and 29 of the NDPS Act.
It has been revealed that the alleged accused person had conspired with a prisoner Satish Koli in Colvale Jail to procure and supply the drugs. Hence, the police have also booked the accused for criminal conspiracy.
The raid was conducted under the supervision of SP North Shobit Saksena, IPS, and SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi. Further investigation is in progress.
