MUMBAI: A particular courtroom right here on Wednesday sentenced eight Pakistani nationals to 20 years imprisonment in a 2015 case of seizure of greater than 200 kg of medication valued at practically Rs 7 crore. Particular decide for NDPS Act circumstances, Shashikant Bangar, convicted the eight individuals for offences dedicated beneath the anti-drug regulation.
They have been handed 20-year jail time period, most beneath the Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The courtroom additionally imposed a effective of Rs 2 lakh on every of the convicts.
In 2015, the Indian Coast Guard apprehended the accused from a ship carrying 232 kg of heroin valued at Rs 6.96 crore off the Gujarat coast. As per the prosecution, there have been 11 drums on the boat with 20 plastic pouches containing a wheatish brown color powder.
The contents of every packet have been examined, which revealed it to be heroin, it stated. The eight Pakistan nationals have been additionally present in possession of three satellite tv for pc telephones, GPS navigation charts, amongst different digital units.
They have been later handed over to the Yellow Gate police in south Mumbai. Particular Public Prosecutor Sumesh Punjwani sought most punishment for the accused, saying it may be a lesson for different drug traffickers.
The defence counsel, nevertheless, submitted {that a} lenient view be taken. After listening to each the perimeters, the courtroom refused to point out leniency and sentenced the eight accused to most punishment.
