Two Afghan nationals get 10 years in jail for drug trafficking

Delhis Dwarka Court has sentenced two Afghan nationals Abdul Khaliq Noorzai and Ghulam Hazrat Mirzale to 10 years in prison for trafficking 76 kilograms of heroin a commercial quantity of the drug The court presided over by Special Judge NDPS Manu Goel Kharb also imposed a fine of Rs 3 lakh on each of the convictsThe court sentenced both to 10 years imprisonment and Rs one lakh fine on each convict under section 21 c of the NDPS Act illegal possession manufacture sale purchase transport or use of commercial quantities of manufactured drugs such as heroin cocaine etc They were additionally sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10 Lakh by the court under Section 23c of the NDPS Act Illegal import or export of drugsThe court has also sentenced them to 3 years imprisonment with a fine of Rs one lakh under section 29 of the NDPS Act abetment and criminal conspiracy regarding drugrelated offences While sentencing the convicts the court stated that it is well settled that in awarding a sentence the Court must consider both aggravating and mitigating factors to determine the quantum thereofTherefore I deem it appropriate to recapitulate the facts and circumstances of the offence in question The convict Abdul Khaliq Noorzai was found in possession of 402 Kg of Heroin and convict Ghulam Hazrat was found in possession of 360 Kg of Heroin total 762 Kg Heroin in plastic bottles Special Judge Kharb said on February 7The Special Public Prosecutor SPP for Customs Puneett Singhal sought a sentence of 20 years imprisonment for each accused It was submitted that convicts are involved in serious cases of drug trafficking and act of the convicts are affecting society at large and they dont deserve any leniency It was also argued that the convicts may be sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with a fine as prescribed by lawOn the other hand Counsel for the accused Ghulam Hazrat stated that he has been in judicial custody for approximately 5 years His family consists of two wives and four minor children who are totally dependent upon the accused and have no source of income nor do they have any emotional or financial support It was stated that the accused had no knowledge of the contraband in his bagThe Counsel for the accused Abdul Khaliq Noorzai submitted that he has been in judicial custody for approximately 5 years His family consists of one wife and four minor children who are totally dependent upon the present accused and have no source of income nor do they have any emotional or financial support and a lenient view should be taken for consideration of the quantum of sentence to be imposed upon them in the present caseThe case of the Customs in brief was that on August 8 2021 Abdul Khaliq Noorzai and Ghulam Hazrat Mirzale came to India from Dubai to Delhi During a search of Abdul Khaliq Noorzais browncoloured trolley bag it was found that the bag contained clothes blackcoloured shampoohair colour bottles with broken seals 8 paper boxes one box for two bottles one bottle and old used personal effects On the detailed scrutiny of the bottles all bottles were found containing black colour thick liquid total of 402 Kgs including the weight of the bottle suspected to be narcotics substanceDuring a search of Ghulam Hazrat Mirzales browncoloured trolley bag it was found that the bag contained clothes blackcoloured shampoohair colouring bottles with broken seals 7 paper boxes one box for two bottles one bottle and old used personal effects On the detailed scrutiny of the bottles all the bottles contained black colour thick liquid total of 360 Kgs including the weight of the bottle suspected to be narcotics substance They were arrested by the customs on August 8 2021This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever