A BRIT pensioner has been snapped surrounded by cops and masked by a black hood after being arrested in India over a huge drug haul.
Stephen Slotwiner, 76, was arrested in the Indian state of Goa after he was allegedly caught with drugs at his rented accommodation.
Stephen Slotwiner has been arrested in India over drugs offences[/caption]
The bust – thought to be worth more than £16,000 – is said to have included 512 grams of cannabis.
Police are also said to have found 40 ecstasy tablets and 80 grams of MDMA, as well as a quantity of LSD.
Slotwiner, 76, was arrested on Monday in the village of Arambol, which is apparently a hub for tourism related to the study of yoga.
The pensioner is seen in a chair surrounded by uniformed cops.
His face is covered by a black hood with two eye holes cut into it.
The raid of his accommodation was reportedly ordered after police received a tip off about drug possession.
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Under India’s Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act, he faces a prison sentence of up to six months.
Amounts of drugs that are over a kilo can carry sentences of between 10 and 20 years in prison.
Police Inspector Dattaram Raut confirmed the raid had taken place as well and drugs recovered.
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It comes after Goa’s chief minister’s recent demands for a police crackdown on the drug trade in the state.
It is the latest in a series of raids targeting, among others, a tourist from Bengaluru and the owner of a local restaurant.
He was allegedly caught with a haul including cannabis, LSD and MDMA[/caption]