Andhra Pradesh: Two sentenced to 10-year jail for ganja smuggling
6 July 2024 12:43 PM IST
Two sentenced to 10-year jail for ganja smuggling. (Representational Image)
Visakhapatnam: The Tenth additional district judge court in Anakapalle on Friday sentenced two smugglers K. Suryaprakash Rao, 49, and Choppa Ramanamma, 58, to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for possessing 40 kg of marijuana in 2016. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on the convicts.
Anakapalle district police chief K.V. Muralikrishna said the enforcement officials conducted a raid at Thummapala in Anakapalle district and nabbed Suryaprakash Rao, a native of Kasimkota, and Ramanamma, a native of Chodavaram, when the duo was making arrangements to transport the 40 kg of weed in a car.
The officials registered a case under Section 20 (b) (ii) r/w 8(C) of NDPS Act and a charge-sheet was filed. After the regular trials, the court sentenced the duo to 10 years imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
In another case, the court sentenced 27-year-old tribal woman Pangi Saraswati to one-year jail term and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 for ganja smuggling. Saraswati was a native of Guttulaputtu of ASR district.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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