A British pensioner has been photographed flanked by several police officers with a black hood covering his head after he was arrested in India for a huge drug haul. The man, who has been identified as 76-year-old Stephen Slotwiner, was allegedly caught with various drugs in his rented accommodation in a village in Goa. Police seized 512 grams of cannabis, along with 40 ecstasy pills, 80 grams of MDMA and a quantity of LSD said to be worth £16,000. Slotwiner could face up to six months behind bars if convicted under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. One photo shows him sitting in a pink vest, yellow shorts and flip-flops surrounded by nearly a dozen uniformed officers. His face and head are covered by a black hood with a pair of eye holes. The raid is believed to have been ordered after police were tipped off about drug possession at the premises.
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Those caught with a kilogram or more of illegal substances face prison terms of 10 to 20 years. It was the latest in a series of police operations aimed at cracking down on the drug trade in the state, which is popular with tourists. Others arrested during similar raids include a traveler from Bangalore and a local restaurant owner. Contact our news team by emailing us at [email protected] For more stories like this, check out our news page.
