In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Goa Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested Mohammad Sameer, a 29-year-old resident of Palakkad, Kerala, for possessing over 110g of high micro-LSD liquid, valued at an estimated Rs11 crore in the illegal market.
Sameer, a BBA graduate, had been living in Goa for the past five years, operating a three-room guesthouse in Baga and arranging taxi services for his guests. However, police allege he was also deeply involved in the distribution of LSD — a potent psychedelic drug popular in Goa’s psy-trance party circuit.
The operation unfolded when ANC officers, posing as customers, contacted Sameer to purchase 10 drops of LSD liquid, for which he demanded Rs13,000. He was arrested during the delivery. Upon interrogation, he led officers to a flat in Siolim, where he claimed the main supplier resided. Although the prime accused was not present, police confiscated the remaining LSD stock and 101g of ganja from the location.
At the time of arrest, Sameer was carrying 2.7g of LSD liquid, but the raid uncovered a total of over 110g of high-potency LSD — enough to produce approximately 12 lakh LSD blotters, each potentially selling for Rs3,000 to Rs5,000, according to police estimates.
DySP Nerlon Albuquerque confirmed that Sameer acted as a middleman, purchasing LSD drops at Rs700 each and reselling them at Rs1,300. Although he did not store drugs at his guesthouse, he would visit the Siolim flat each time he received an order.
“LSD liquid is one of the most powerful narcotic drugs globally, and is widely misused in Goa’s underground party scene,” Albuquerque said. Authorities are now pursuing the main supplier, who is believed to have fled the state.
