NCB secures 15-year jail for drug trafficker held with 4 kg heroin in Punjab
CHANDIGARH: A Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Court in Punjab's Fazilka sentenced a drug trafficker to 15 years' of rigorous imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 4 lakh, for carrying three plastic bottles filled with 4.235 kg heroin concealed in his backpack over three years ago, an NCB official said on Thursday.
Arvind Saroye, a resident of Phillaur in Jalandhar, was arrested on June 21, 2022, at Jodhawala in Fazilka, close to the India-Pakistan border, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s Chandigarh Zonal Unit, said in a statement.
Court of Additional District Judge-II (NDPS Act) at Fazilka, delivered the order on Saroye's sentence on Wednesday, the NCB statement added.
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