A Delhi court has sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for possessing over 15 kg of opium. The court also slapped a fine of `1 lakh on him. Vardhi Chand, a resident of Rajasthan, was convicted by court after it considered that he was carrying a large quantity of the banned substance and the impact the intoxicating drug would have on youths.
“Keeping in view the commercial quantity of opium recovered from his possession and impact of intoxicating drugs on our youth and also the minimum sentence provided by the legislature, convict Vardhi Chand is hereby sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay a fine of `one lakh...,” Special NDPS Judge Narinder Kumar said.
Chand was held guilty for possessing 15.6 kg of opium which is considered a commercial quantity.
According to prosecution, Chand was caught by police in October 2011, near Majnu Ka Tila in North Delhi while carrying drugs.
Police had got a tip-off that a man from Udaipur used to bring opium from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and supply it in the national Capital and Jammu.