NDPS court sentences two accused in seizure of ₹1.5 cr worth of MD drugs to 15 yrs in jail
Mumbai court sentence two to jailIn a drug case involving 1.5 kg of MD (methamphetamine) drugs worth ₹1.5 crore smuggled from Mumbai, the Special NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Court has sentenced two of the nine accused to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment each. Judge V B Rajput also imposed a fine of ₹2 lakh each on the convicts, Mazharhussain Tejabbwala and Imtiyaz Shaikh. The court acquitted the remaining seven accused due to lack of evidence and gave them the benefit of doubt.The court observed that the charges against the convicts were grave in nature and emphasised that drug trafficking remains a serious and challenging issue in present times. The judge noted that such rackets destroy families and ruin the future of young students, particularly those in schools and colleges. “When the youth of the nation falls into addiction, it is not only personal harm but a loss to the society and the country,” the court stated. It added that, in such circumstances, the interest of society must prevail over individual interests, justifying the maximum punishment.According to case details, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch had arrested Mazharhussain and Imtiyaz at the Neeta Travels pick-up point on SG Highway on September 26, 2019, with drugs valued at ₹1.5 crore. A subsequent raid at Mazharhussain’s house in Khodiyar revealed a pistol, three cartridges, and ₹44.89 lakh in cash, leading to the arrest of his son and the key mastermind, Shehzad Mazharhussain Tejabbwala.Further investigation led to the arrest of Shehzad’s associate, Imran Ajmeri, from near the Piranpir Dargah in Jamalpur, who was found with ₹9 lakh in cash. The MD drugs had been concealed in two of four sweet boxes and were intended to be distributed across Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Saurashtra.The Crime Branch also discovered that Shehzad and Imran had travelled to Mumbai by flight, where they secured the drugs through a dealer named Asfaqbawa in Dongri. With increasing pressure from Mumbai police on Asfaqbawa, the deal this time was made directly with another person in Dongri for 7.5 kg of drugs.The prosecution relied on the testimonies of 32 witnesses and 116 documentary pieces of evidence to prove the charges. Based on the strength of this evidence, the Special NDPS Court delivered its final verdict.
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In a drug case involving 1.5 kg of MD (methamphetamine) drugs worth ₹1.5 crore smuggled from Mumbai, the Special NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Court has sentenced two of the nine accused to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment each.
Judge V B Rajput also imposed a fine of ₹2 lakh each on the convicts, Mazharhussain Tejabbwala and Imtiyaz Shaikh. The court acquitted the remaining seven accused due to lack of evidence and gave them the benefit of doubt.
The court observed that the charges against the convicts were grave in nature and emphasised that drug trafficking remains a serious and challenging issue in present times. The judge noted that such rackets destroy families and ruin the future of young students, particularly those in schools and colleges.
“When the youth of the nation falls into addiction, it is not only personal harm but a loss to the society and the country,” the court stated. It added that, in such circumstances, the interest of society must prevail over individual interests, justifying the maximum punishment.
According to case details, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch had arrested Mazharhussain and Imtiyaz at the Neeta Travels pick-up point on SG Highway on September 26, 2019, with drugs valued at ₹1.5 crore. A subsequent raid at Mazharhussain’s house in Khodiyar revealed a pistol, three cartridges, and ₹44.89 lakh in cash, leading to the arrest of his son and the key mastermind, Shehzad Mazharhussain Tejabbwala.
Further investigation led to the arrest of Shehzad’s associate, Imran Ajmeri, from near the Piranpir Dargah in Jamalpur, who was found with ₹9 lakh in cash. The MD drugs had been concealed in two of four sweet boxes and were intended to be distributed across Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Saurashtra.
The Crime Branch also discovered that Shehzad and Imran had travelled to Mumbai by flight, where they secured the drugs through a dealer named Asfaqbawa in Dongri. With increasing pressure from Mumbai police on Asfaqbawa, the deal this time was made directly with another person in Dongri for 7.5 kg of drugs.
The prosecution relied on the testimonies of 32 witnesses and 116 documentary pieces of evidence to prove the charges. Based on the strength of this evidence, the Special NDPS Court delivered its final verdict.
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