For the greed of money, the Morjekars have sold vast stretches of their properties to the Russians. In some cases, they have bought almost entire wards. Thus, they do not only control the place but also the people.
Mind you, we are dealing with Russian mafia and international drug lords who are hand in gloves with the local machinery by paying them a very high premium, which the aam admi cannot even dream. Usually, an outsider should not and does not interfere with locals but the Russians in Morjim are an exception. Whenever their neighbors approach them with a complaint they are outnumbered, threatened and even beaten up. As far as police are concerned, the lesser said the better. Obviously, they are well-fed with hafta; so, they turn a blind eye at everything - "Te mevta te vatten lenvtat!" It is we who have created this monster, which has grown in size. We must unite and destroy it before it grows further and devours us. Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna, Goa Tel: 9420979201; http://www.goanet.org/post.php?name=News&list=goanet&info=2009-July/thread&post_id=179814
