Israeli drug dealer gets conditional bail: "major setback to the probe against the politician-police-drug mafia nexus in Goa, a trial court Tuesday released Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala on conditional bail citing lack of evidence against him.
Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act judge Bimba Thali released Atala, saying there was no evidence put forth by the police to justify his presence in judicial custody.
The judge also directed Atala not to venture near the coastal area, which is the scene of narcotics action in the state. He has also been ordered to deposit his passport with the authorities.
Atala, operating in north Goa, was arrested in March this year, after his Swedish ex-girlfriend Lucky Farmhouse uploaded footage where Atala was boasting of his links with senior police officials and politicians. The Swedish model also alleged that a senior politician's son was involved in the drug trade with Atala.
Responding to the development, police said that there is no threat to the Swedish whistle-blower's life.
The crime branch said that the conditional bail was not a setback to them."
