Goa is a state in the same way that Cornwall is a county ,just because some areas have a bad reputation it does not mean the whole of Goa is like this .Anjuna was notorious for drugs and shady characters 20 years ago and nothing seems to have changed .But just round the corner there are beautiful quite places with good people .As for the Police they are the shady characters ,and they are not there to solve crime .

James , Mawgan Porth, Cornwall

I think this is just one-sided story and Goa is just like any other beach hang-out. I have been there many times and never had any of such experiences. Such articles are just trying to tarnish the image of Goa. I dont think Goa is worse than Bangkok, Phuket, Kualalumpur, Bali, Sydney or even London. This happens everywhere.

John, Toronto, Canada

This is a very odd pattern of events. Drug culture alone does not explain the events. The drug lords will not benefit by press spot light and reduction in number of Tourists. There is a pattern of emerging threat to foreigners and inability to reach resolution on the cases.

According to comments above, foreign citizens are building properties. They are probably outspending most local property ownership candidates. Do locals have sufficient opportunity to acquire real estate?

Is any one aware of any local "nationalistic" group that has expressed unhappiness with the foreigners' presence?

Are there interracial marriages? Particularly, younger local female to older foreigner male couples. This phenomenon is common in some Florida retirement communities. It drives resentment among the local younger less affluent male population.

Turning Every Stone, Houston, Texas, USA

We are so grateful for the relentless prohibition based ...alcohol prohibition worked wonderfully...didn't it. What a 'litany of dispair' ,as the lab/tory concordat claim, ended its success by regulation and taxes. And so too the prohibition of pot...black market works wonders for tax free crime like prostitution and criminalised addiction. I think mother's milk and bread should be prohibited too. We must support pimping.

Dr D Knight, cambridge, uk

Goa packs a lot of variety into a small state. Different parts of Goa have different characters. Some parts are busy and commercialised, others quiet and unspoilt. If you find yourself uncomfortably surrounded by hippies, Israelis or British package holiday lager-louts or even middle-class Indian honeymooners, then move to a different place. You choose where to go and who you mix with.

JK, Kent, UK

I went in December and I totally agree with Will. I could nt put it better myself 'aggresive locals and the worst kind of British hooligan' . I am half Goan, but thankfully was born and bred in the UK. My Mum still lives there 3 months of the year. Its a toilet don't go.

Sunita Russell, Northwood, Middlesex

When is the mother going to be charged by the UK police? She took a 15 year old out of school for 6 months and then allowed her to drink, take drugs and sleep around. She then left her in the care of an unknown character.

No wonder British society has fallen apart every one seems to accept her criminal negligence as OK!

J, Shanghai ,

Poor Will from London, he's obviously hasn't had a good experience here, I don't know where he went.
I've been coming to Goa for 17 years and the reason I come back here is the people. There are so many lovely people - locals and foreigners - that is draws me back every year.
Of course there are good and bad people everywhere. There are drugs everywhere too, and not everyone in Goa takes them. Unfortunately if Scarlett had been alone off her head in a bar in England with a load of men, then probably someone would have tried in on too - who knows what might have happened.

natalie, lon,

I went to Goa as a last stop on a three month solo trip around India. It was meant to be a relaxing comedown after a hectic three and a half months hopping on and off trains and buses. Instead, I hated it and left as soon as possible. It's covered in ex-Israeli soldiers, high as kites, Russian lads looking for cheap heroin, aggressive locals, attempting the hard-sell on culture shocked tourists, and the worst kind of British hooligan. The beaches are filled with people claiming benefits from whatever European country they come from, and then living the high life, or just spending it all on cheap drugs and alcohol. Goa is not India at all, it's just a mess of all the drug addicts in the world packed into one tiny state. Avoid Goa, go see real India instead.

Will, London,