Two held with charas in Goa

PANAJI: (Apr 19) Two men, originally from Gujarat, have been arrested for allegedly possessing charas with an estimated value of Rs 2 lakh in the illicit market, in a village in Goa, police said on Sunday.

The crime branch conducted a raid near Bosio Hospital in Candolim village on Saturday, following specific inputs, an official said.

Police recovered 630 grams of charas from Hiren Ramoliya (32), a resident of Navagam in Surat district, and Shabbirbhai Saiyad (40), a resident of Bhavnagar district, and arrested them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said, adding that further investigation is underway.