Israeli dealer held in Siolim; 110 g charas seized
Goa's Anti-Narcotics Cell arrested Israeli national Yaniv Benaim alias Atala at his Siolim residence and seized 110 grams of charas along with 50 grams of cocaine. He was held in police custody while officers pursued further leads.
Goa Police arrested Israeli national Yaniv Benaim alias Atala from his residence
and seizedcharas and cocaine.[1]The Anti-Narcotics Cell raided Atala’s
residence at Siolim village in North Goa on Friday night.[1]Atala had been in
the news in 2010 after his statements exposed the alleged police-politician-drug
nexus in Goa.[1]
Officers seized 110 grams of charas in the raid.[1]Officers also seized 50
grams of cocaine in the same raid.[1]Police collectively valued the seized
charas and cocaine at over Rs 9 lakh.[1]The Times of India separately put the
value of the narcotics at Rs 8.7 lakh.[2]
Police said Atala had been under the Anti-Narcotics Cell radar for many days
before the team visited his rented residence at Siolim.[2]Atala was in police
custody while Goa police questioned him for further leads.[2]Atala had been
staying in Goa since 2006, was arrested in 2010 in an alleged
police-politician-drug mafia nexus case, and was extradited from Peru in 2011.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
110 g
Agency
Anti-Narcotics Cell, Goa Police
Agency type
Police, Anti-narcotics agency
Cannabis
Hashish (110 g)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Goa
Sources
ThePrinttheprint.inIsraeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim arrested for possessing drugs in Goa: Police – ThePrint – PTIFeed
The raid occurred on Friday night before the 5 April 2025 report; 4 April 2025 is used as the incident date.
The seized charas and cocaine were valued together at over Rs 9 lakh in one account and Rs 8.7 lakh in another, so no cannabis-only value is recorded in figures.
The cocaine weight is excluded from cannabis figures; only the 110 grams of charas is counted as 0.11 kg seized.
No charges, laboratory confirmation or court outcome were reported at the time of these accounts.
Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
Police in Sirari bazaar in Bihar's Sheikhpura district seized 150 grams of ganja from a paan stall and arrested Doman Singh, also known as Prabhakar Singh. The stall stands on Purana Station Road within 500 metres of an educational institution, and the station chief said an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
Bandipora police arrested two men travelling on a scooty at Gunchipora near Bakshi Bund on 11 November 2026 and recovered 914 grams of a suspected cannabis powder-like substance from them. Police registered FIR No. 244/2026 at Police Station Sumbal under the NDPS Act and said they were investigating the source of the contraband and its supply links.
Police in Station Ghanpur, Jangaon district, Telangana, arrested four men accused of selling dried ganja, including the man who bought some, and seized 40 grams of the drug, a mobile phone and 1,000 rupees in cash. Circle Inspector S. Srinivas said a case was registered against the four and they were remanded to judicial custody.
