Drug peddlers are hazardous to society at large and to youth, in particular, observed a special NDPS court while awarding ten years imprisonment to a man found in possession of contraband at the international airport in 2004.

Ebrahim Ali Khan (53) was found guilty under various provisions of the NDPS Act and Customs Act by Special Judge AA Joglekar and sentenced to 10 years in jail and also fined Rs 1 lakh. "The proved offence against the accused is certainly a social menace. By indulging in such illicit trafficking, such drug peddlers and traffickers are hazards to the entire society at large in general and youths in particular," the judge noted.