Calangute Police arrested a 36-year-old man and seized methamphetamine valued at approximately ₹4.5 lakh during an anti-narcotics raid conducted near the Little Goa Restaurant at Porbowado, Calangute, on December 23, 2025.
The operation was carried out by a Calangute Police Station team led by PSI Rajaram Bagkar, along with police constables Anshul Ghadi, Sandip Gawas, Siddhant Lamgaonkar, Gaurang Surlekar and Gitesh Gawas. During the raid, the accused — identified as Vishnu Harmalkar, a resident of Aldona in Bardez — was allegedly found in possession of 45.3 grams of a brownish crystal substance suspected to be methamphetamine.
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Police said the raid followed credible intelligence that a man would be arriving in the area to supply narcotic drugs to potential customers. The search was conducted in the presence of independent witnesses, and the suspected contraband was seized on the spot.
A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, based on a complaint filed by PSI Rajaram Bagkar. The offence was formally registered by PSI Vishwajit Dhavalikar.
Further investigation is underway under the supervision of PI Paresh Naik, with overall monitoring by SDPO Porvorim Vishwesh Karpe and North Goa SP Harishchandra Madkaikar.
