Varca taxi dispute: 3 drivers booked

The Goan Network

Published Mar 28

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Colva police have registered an FIR against three taxi drivers for allegedly restraining another taxi driver outside a starred resort in Varca on March 26.

According to a complaint filed by a taxi driver from Raia, the three drivers from Varca wrongfully restrained him and his five passengers over a dispute related to hiring a different tourist taxi. Colva police are investigating the matter.

Foreign national held in Anjuna drug raid

Contraband worth Rsâ€‰25 lakh seized

The Goan Network

Published Mar 28

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MAPUSAA French national was arrested by Anjuna Police after a late-night drug raid in Siolim, police said on Friday.Acting on specific information, a team from Anjuna Police Station carried out a raid between 8.35 pm and 11.20 pm on March 26 near the crematorium at Aradi, Oxel, Siolim.During the operation, police detained 43-year-old Gaelle Louise Daniele Pavillon, who was allegedly found with a large quantity of suspected psilocybin-based drugs.Police said the seized items…

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