But an incident which took place in Arambol, a beach in Pernem taluka, has shaken the 'criminals' in the police department as the PSI had to lose his job for it. The deputy high commissioner Douglas Barreto airdahsed to Goa to file a formal complaint before the higher authorities. He has now decided to give personal hearing to all the accused arrested in drug cases by his department. Though doping is a common feature found among over 70 per cent foreigners visiting Goa, hardly any foreigner is arrested by the police. Statistics since November '95 reveals that 52 persons were arrested for possessing drugs, out of which 32 are Indians, followed by 7 Israelis and 3 Nepalese.
Innocents sometimes become the victims besides few addicts possessing little dope for consumption.
But rarely in any case the real drug peddlers are held by the police. Your Comments Please .