PANAJI: Pernem Police on Saturday caught the eight gang of drug sellers who came to Goa from Mumbai “to commit illegal trade”, said Pi Jivba Dalvi.
The arrest was carried out after the police received credible information that the Narcotics binding gang from Mumbai operates in the forest around the sweet lake in Arambol.
Arambol Beach is visited by domestic and foreign tourists.
“After a tip-off, some police posed as a prospective customer to set contact with the seller.
Their location was confirmed.
Eight found stayed at a resort,” Dalvi said.
“Comprehensive search is done, and they are found to be in the alleged ownership of various types of drugs, and supply drugs to tourists.
Medication worth Rs 1.2 lakh Hospital is confiscated from them,” he said.
Alex Romeo, 25 Jeffrey Rodrigues, 24, Sagar Jadhav, 21, Adrian Kingston, 21, Rohit Zende, 20, Rushikesh Mahadik, 21, Vaibhav Shigwan, 21, and Prem Londhe, 19 have been arrested.
The police team was led by Dalvi, while PSI Presta Giri and Harish Vaiguntar, Head of Constables Uday Gosavi, Arjun Kalangutkar, Swapnil Shirodkar, Vinod Pednekar, and Bhaskar Gi.