Panaji: In a late night raid, the anti-narcotic cell of the Goa police arrested Rahul Uppaldinni, a 33-year-old delivery man of an online food ordering and supply company, at Upasnagar, Sancoale with 226 grams of ganja.
ANC officials got a tip-off on ganja being supplied in disguise of food deliveries especially to the youth. Accordingly, ANC sleuths maintained a strict vigil through technical and human intelligence and nabbed the accused at Upasnagar at Sancoale late Saturday night, the police said.
Uppaldinni, a resident of Vaddem in Vasco, who works as a food delivery agent, used his position to easily supply ganja especially at placed frequented by the youth, the police said.
The ANC sleuths laid a trap and arrested the accused with 226 grams of ganja worth Rs 22,600.
The police attached a scooter and a mobile phone, which were used by the accused to facilitate his drug trade.
Uppaldinni was produced before the magistrate and remanded to five-day police custody.
The raid was conducted by a team led by police inspector Sajith Pillai, under the supervision of deputy superintendent of police Nerlon Albuquerque. The raid was closely monitored by superintendent of police (ANC) Sunita Sawant.
ANC PSI Sunil Falkar is further investigating the case.
