German national arrested with drugs worth ₹23.95 lakh in North Goa

Police have arrested a 45-year-old German national after seizing drugs valued at ₹23.95 lakh from his possession in North Goa district, an official said on Tuesday. The accused, Sebastian Hesler, was staying in Goa on a tourist visa since November last year, Superintendent of Police (ANC) Tikam Singh Verma said at a press conference.

LSD blot papers, ketamine powder, ketamine liquid and two kg of ganja, collectively valued at ₹23,95,000, were seized from his possession following a raid at his rented premises late Monday night, the official said. Last month, Goa's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested a West Bengal native, named Agni Sengupta, for possession of a commercial quantity of MDMA and a variable quantity of cocaine valued at ₹7.5 lakh.

During the investigation into the case (drug seizure from Sengupta), and the subsequent intelligence gathered through human and technical surveillance, the ANC zeroed-in on the German national, the official said.