27-04-2025
Man gets 10-year RI for smuggling ganja
The Kasaragod Additional District and Sessions Court (II) has sentenced K.A. Nawas, 44, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh for smuggling 52 kg of ganja in a specially modified jeep. In case of non-payment of the fine, Nawas will have to serve an additional three months in prison.
The verdict was pronounced by Judge K. Priya. The case pertains to a seizure made on May 13, 2013, around 8 p.m., at Chengala Bayvincha, where Nawas was caught transporting ganja concealed in a hidden compartment of a Tata Sumo.
The operation was led by then Kasaragod Inspector and now Kasaragod Sub-Division DySP C.K. Sunilkumar, along with his team, who seized the contraband and arrested the accused.
Additional Government Pleader G. Chandramohan and advocate Chitrakala represented the prosecution during the trial. Meanwhile, two other accused in the case remain absconding. The officials said that Nawas is also an accused in another similar narcotics case, which is currently under trial.
