Assam youth gets 7-month jail for smuggling 1.8 kg ganja on a train
Police in Tamil Nadu, India, on 7 February 2022, at Kadappadi railway station, stopped the Tatanagar–Ernakulam Express and seized 1.8 kilograms of ganja from a 25-year-old man from Cooch Behar district, Assam, who had been carrying it for sale. The Salem Special Court for drugs sentenced him to seven months in prison and a fine of 5,000 rupees.
🇮🇳 Kadappadi railway station, Vellore, Tamil Nadu · India
On 7 February 2022, Vellore narcotics intelligence police checked the
Tatanagar–Ernakulam Express at Kadappadi railway station.[1]The check of a
passenger’s bag found 1.8 kilograms of ganja inside it.[1]
The suspect was identified as a 25-year-old from Vidyaratanpur, Cooch Behar
district, Assam, who was carrying the ganja for sale.[2]Police arrested him
and seized the ganja.[1]
The case was heard in the Salem Special Court for drugs, where a judge sentenced
him to seven months in prison and a 5,000 rupee fine.[1]
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