5 nabbed with charas and gutkha

CALANGUTE: Five persons were arrested by Calangute police on Thursday for possession of drugs and gutkha in two separate cases.
Abilio D'Souza, 54, a resident of Calangute was arrested by the Calangute police near the Bandodkar statue in Umtavaddo on Wednesday when he was found in illegal possession of 32 g of charas worth Rs 3,200.
Calangute police said that D'Souza was attempting to sell the drugs to tourists on the beach.Police alleged that D'Souza was a well-known drug peddler in the area and he has been apprehended with drugs on earlier occasions. He has been booked under Section 20 (b) (ii) (A) of NDPS Act, 1985, and is in police custody. PSI Harish Gawas is investigating the case.
In another case, the Calangute police on Wednesday arrested four persons for illegal possession of gutkha worth Rs 3,434 in Cobravaddo. Their names were given as Ajay Khan, Mustafa Khan, Rafiq Khan and Mohammed Azhar Khan. All four are in their early 30s, and are migrant workers residing in Calangute. Calangute police inspector Nolasco Raposo said the accused have been charged under Section 87 (f) of the Goa Public Health (amendment) Act, 2005, under which they can be sentenced to imprisonment for up to six months. After their arrests, the accused were produced before the judicial magistrate first class, Mapusa, who granted them bail. PSI Melson Colaco is conducting further investigation in the case.