Two sentenced to 14 years rigorous imprisonment for possession of ganja

Madurai: The I additional district court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases in Madurai on Wednesday convicted and sentenced two men to undergo 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for possession of 240kg of ganja in Theni district in 2011.

The case of the prosecution is that a team of Theni NIB-CID officials was involved in an inspection on Theni-Cumbum Road in Theni district on Aug 17, 2011. When they searched a car, the officials found 240kg of ganja. They arrested Raja, Sivamani, Balamurugan, and Malaisamy. After completing the investigation, the NIB-CID officials filed a chargesheet before the court. Balamurugan and Malaisamy died during the pendency of the trial.

Additional district judge, A S Hariharakumar, convicted and sentenced Raja and Sivamani to undergo 14 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of 1 lakh each on them.