29-04-2025
Special Court convicts six persons for smuggling over 300 kg of ganja
The First Additional Special Court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act Cases in Madurai on Tuesday sentenced two persons to 20-year rigorous imprisonment for smuggling 332 kg of ganja in Madurai in 2020.
First Additional Special Court Judge A.S. Hariharakumar sentenced R. Malaisamy and R. Shanmugaprabhu to 20-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹2 lakh each on the accused. The court acquitted eight others in the case.
The Subramaniapuram police intercepted a truck belonging to the accused on Muthupatti-Avaniapuram road and seized the ganja.
In a separate case, the Special Court on Monday sentenced four persons to 12-year rigorous imprisonment for smuggling 322 kg of ganja in Madurai in 2022.
The court sentenced K. Jayakumar, P. Ramesh, V. Deivam and T. Rajendran to 12-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh each on the accused. The court acquitted three others in the case. The Austinpatti police intercepted three vehicles belonging to the accused near Thoppur and seized the ganja. The ganja was seized from a truck, an SUV and an auto-rickshaw.
