Poppy husk smugglers get 12-year jail

Two persons were sentenced to 12 year imprisonment for smuggling poppy husk. The court of additional session judge JS Bhinder convicted Nank Singh, a resident of Jethuwal of Gurdaspur district, and Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Ramban district of Jammu, from whose possession Garhdiwala police had recovered 3.60 quintals of the contraband in September 2011.

Two persons were sentenced to 12 year imprisonment for smuggling poppy husk.

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The court of additional session judge JS Bhinder convicted Nank Singh, a resident of Jethuwal of Gurdaspur district, and Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Ramban district of Jammu, from whose possession Garhdiwala police had recovered 3.60 quintals of the contraband in September 2011.

Acting on a tip off that a huge quantity of poppy husk was being smuggled from J&K, a patrolling party intercepted a truck (HR 47 8905) near Gondpur village. Out of the 300 apple boxes, 200 contained the contraband. The accused were arrested under NDPS Act.

The court also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh each in default of which they would have to undergo one year more in jail.

Meanwhile the court of district and session judge G K Dheer sentenced a local resident Harpal Singh, who had set on fire a taxi stand shed two years ago, to 10-year imprisonment.