Man held with drugs worth Rs 2 lakh in Goa

Panaji: A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly possessing drugs worth over Rs 2 lakh in North Goa district, police said Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted a raid and nabbed the accused, Subhash Tamang, from a parking space near Calangute beach Tuesday evening and seized the drugs from him, police inspector Jivba Dalvi said.

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Tamang, a native of West Bengal, was carrying 'charas', valued at around Rs 1.8 lakh, and 'ganja' worth Rs 25,000, he said.

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The accused was subsequently arrested and booked under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Dalvi added. (PTI)

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