Scot caught with hashish

PANAJI - A Scottish national has been arrested here for possessing 2.5 kg of hashish, police said Sunday.

James Joseph Toner, 44, was arrested by the anti-narcotics police from Chapora, a village adjoining the Anjuna beach, late Saturday evening. He had contraband worth Rs.250,000.

A police officer said Toner was residing in a rented flat near Colva beach in South Goa for several months and had driven to Chapora to dispose of the retail consignment of drugs to a foreigner client when he was nabbed.

Several foreigners have been selling small quantities of drugs to foreign clients to fund their vacation in the tropical holiday destination.

–Indo Asian News Service