NAVI MUMBAI: The Panvel district sessions court for NDPS Act case recently convicted and sentenced three drug peddlers to 12 years in jail with Rs 1 lakh penalty. In case the accused default in paying the penalty, they will have to suffer an additional 2 years in jail, as pronounced by judge RG Asmar.
In March 2018, the trio were arrested by Navi Mumbai crime branch central unit team in Taloja after they were found transporting around 100kg ganja worth Rs 5 lakh which was found hidden in the boot of their Skoda car. The accused were identified as Amir Ahmed Munir Ahmed (32), Suraj Ahmed Riyaz Ahmed Choudhary (28) and Mohammad Usman Siddiqui (38), all residents of Mumbra.