Goa assembly to probe ex-minister’s son’s role in drugs case
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 3 (IANS) The Goa government Friday appointed a house committee of the state assembly to probe the involvement of one "Roy" in the state's infamous drug mafia-police-politician nexus.Chief ... Read more...
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Goa’s drug mafia nexus: Swedish model’s statement recorded
March 23rd, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) After nearly three years of delay, investigating authorities have finally managed to record the statement of Swedish model Lucky Farmhouse, whose video footage uploaded on the ... Read more...
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CBI points to links between Goa Police, drug mafia
October 1st, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) Linkages between the police and drug mafia in Goa were emerging in the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) probe into the illicit narcotics trade in ... Read more...
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Goa’s drug trade could have Colombian links: CBI
September 9th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) Goa's police-politician-drug nexus could also have a linkage in Colombia in South America, notorious for its drug running cartels, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer ... Read more...
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Goa Police tried to kill me: Israeli drug dealer
August 26th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 26 (IANS) An Israeli drug dealer, allegedly linked to the Goa home minster's son, Friday said he suspected that the police was trying to kill him.
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CBI to bring Israeli drug dealer to Goa
August 17th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 17 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team will head for Peru Thursday to extradite Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, a crucial link to Goa ... Read more...
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Goa home minister’s son sheltered drug mafia: Parrikar
July 16th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 15 (IANS) The alleged role of Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik's son in sheltering the drug mafia in the tourism-oriented state should be probed by the Central ... Read more...
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Israeli, Russian mafia export drugs from Goa: NCP
July 6th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 6 (IANS) Israeli and Russian drug mafiosi based in Goa manufacture and export synthetic drugs like Ecstacy to the US, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said Wednesday.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Politicians, journalists off CBI radar in Goa drug probe
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 23 (IANS) Politicians and journalists are off the radar of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has taken charge of Goa's drug nexus probe, an official said ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror trial winds down Tuesday
June 7th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 7 (IANS) Closing arguments are expected Tuesday in the trial of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana who is accused of providing material support to Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ... Read more...
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CBI yet to take up drug nexus cases in Goa
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 3 (IANS) More than a month after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) assured the Bombay High Court that it would probe Goa's police-politician-drug mafia nexus cases, the ... Read more...
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Extradition process on for runaway Israeli drug dealer: Police
May 10th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 10 (IANS) The extradition process to bring back bail-jumping Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala from Peru to Goa is on, state police chief Bhimsain Bassi said ... Read more...
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Will probe Goa drug nexus: CBI to high court
April 5th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it was willing to probe Goa's police-politician drug nexus probe.CBI counsel Carlos Ferreira ... Read more...
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Police helped Israeli drug dealer escape: Goa opposition
March 31st, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 31 (IANS) Opposition legislators in Goa Thursday said the police had abetted the escape of a notorious Israeli drug dealer, who is alleged to have had links ... Read more...
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Decision next week on CBI probe in Goa drug nexus case
March 17th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 17 (IANS) The union ministry of personnel will next week decide whether to hand over the police-politician-drug mafia nexus probe to the CBI, a central government counsel told ... Read more...
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Goa police do not have list of drug traffickers
March 17th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 17 (IANS) The police in Goa -- primarily dependent on tourism -- have no list of drug traffickers operating in the coastal state, home minister Ravi Naik ... Read more...
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Central government needs time to study Goa drug nexus, court told
March 10th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 10 (IANS) The central government Thursday told the Bombay High Court that it needed more time to study Goa's police-politician-drug mafia nexus, before it could consider handing over ... Read more...
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CBI should probe role of Goa home minister’s son in drug nexus: BJP
January 27th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded that the role of Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik's son in the police-politician-drug mafia nexus should be probed by the ... Read more...
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Kamat clears way for CBI probe into Goa drug nexus (lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 24 (IANS) Bowing to pressure from both opposition and ruling party legislators, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Monday said he has handed over the police-politicians-drug mafia nexus case to ... Read more...
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Kamat mulls CBI probe into Goa drug nexus
January 24th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 24 (IANS) Bowing to pressure from both opposition and ruling legislators, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Monday said he was "actively considering" handing over the police-politicians-drug mafia nexus case ... Read more...
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Goa trade forum seeks action against drugs trade, prostitution
January 22nd, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) After students groups, opposition and the media, the captains of industry in Goa have now asked the government to act against rampant drug trade and prostitution in ... Read more...
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Congress ducks queries on Goa drug nexus
January 21st, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 21 (IANS) A senior Congress official Friday said the drug issue existed in several states and was not confined only to Goa. Congress general secretary in-charge of Goa B.K. Hariprasad ... Read more...
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High court issues notices in Goa drug nexus probe case
January 18th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 18 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High court Tuesday sent notices to the Goa government and the CBI after a students' union filed a suit in connection with ... Read more...
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Plea for CBI probe into Goa’s cops-politician-drug nexus (Lead)
January 14th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 14 (IANS) The Bombay High Court bench in Goa will next week hear a public interest litigation (PIL) that has sought the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the police-politician-drug ... Read more...
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PIL seeks CBI probe into Goa’s cops-politician-drug nexus
January 14th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 14 (IANS) The Bombay High Court bench in Goa will next week hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking handing over of the infamous police-politician-drug nexus case to the Central ... Read more...
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Kamat calls for report on Goa police-politician-drug mafia nexus
January 12th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 12 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Wednesday called for a report from the home ministry in connection with the police-politician-drug mafia nexus case. A top police official also said ... Read more...
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Israelis, drugs and spy cam video wars in Goa (Letter from Goa)
January 12th, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Jan 12 (IANS) One sensational spy cam video after another seems to be dropping like ripe fruit from the scandal-laden boughs of Goa Police, laying bare a furious feud ... Read more...
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Graham’s beau denies split claims
January 11th, 2011 - 6:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Hollywood actress Heather Graham's director boyfriend Yaniv Rav has dismissed reports he split from the actress over the festive season."The Hangover" star met Rav in 2008 on the ... Read more...
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Israeli drug dealer sought by Goa Police held in Peru
January 9th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 9 (IANS) Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, against whom an Interpol notice had been issued, has been arrested in Peru and the process to extradite him to ... Read more...
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‘Goa home minister mute spectator to police-drug nexus’
December 28th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 28 (IANS) A Congress legislator and top cricket official in Goa Tuesday said state home minister Ravi Naik and the police chief were mute spectators when it came to handling ... Read more...
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No drug mafia in Goa, asserts minister
December 21st, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 21 (IANS) There is no drug mafia in Goa, Home Minister Ravi Naik said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Panaji on the sidelines of a function, Naik also exhorted ... Read more...
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Goa government under fire for awarding ‘drug cop’
December 21st, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 21 (IANS) A police officer accused of having links with Goa's drug mafia was awarded the chief minister's gold medal on Goa liberation day Sunday, prompting political parties to ... Read more...
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Goa Police issued notice in Israeli drug dealer case
December 8th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 8 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Goa police asking it to reply within a month to the bail application of Israeli ... Read more...
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My brother escaped to save his life: Israeli drug dealer’s sister
October 4th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) Alleged Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala fled Goa and returned to Israel because "he feared for his life", his sister told an Indian TV channel Monday. ... Read more...
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‘Absconding Israeli drug dealer is back home’
September 26th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 26 (IANS) Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, who jumped bail in Goa in June, has returned to his country, according to popular Israeli news website www.ynet.com.
Atala is ... Read more...
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