PANJIM, June 29 -- BASURI DESAI

The drug smuggling case at Colvale Central Jail has taken a new twist with the arrest of Manthan Chari, currently lodged in the high-security prison for his alleged involvement in the Ahmed Devdi murder case. Chari is suspected for coordinating the supply of ganja balls thrown over the jail wall earlier this week.

This development comes days after three persons, Gautam Talwar, Samuel Pujari, Jaffer Mulla, all residents of Mapusa, were arrested and a minor boy, who was produced before juvenile justice board, for allegedly throwing seven ganja-filled balls into the jail premises early Tuesday. The contraband was recovered from the passage between watchtowers 3 and 4, weighing 1.397 kg and valued at Rs 1.40 ...