Goa, Oct. 29 -- Officials have raided a site at Naquerim, Quepem, where illegal laterite stone quarrying was allegedly being carried out, seizing one machine and finding evidence of extensive extraction.

The raid was conducted on Thursday at Survey No. 81/0 by a team led by Geologist Sham Sawant, along with Junior Geologists Yadnesh Vazarkar and Amit Shetgaonkar and other officials.

During the inspection, the team seized one machine and found that a large quantity of laterite stones had been extracted from the site.

According to officials, the estimated value of the seized machinery and the damage caused by the alleged illegal quarrying activity is more than Rs.5 lakh.

The land where the quarrying was allegedly taking place belongs to...