New Delhi/Ludhiana: A special court in Ludhiana has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for interstate drug trafficking involving 16.470 kg of charas. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh, with an additional year of rigorous imprisonment if the amount is not paid. It further ordered the confiscation of the Tata 407 vehicle used to transport the contraband.
The case was investigated by the Chandigarh Regional Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which intercepted the vehicle following specific intelligence inputs.
How did the NCB uncover the drug consignment?
Acting on the information, an NCB team stopped a Tata 407 truck at the Ladowal Toll Plaza in Ludhiana and conducted a search. During the inspection, officers recovered 16.470 kg of charas that had been cleverly concealed in the rear section of the vehicle.
The driver, identified as Qayum Khan, also known as Qyum Khan, a resident of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, was arrested at the spot.
The seized substance was subsequently examined by the Central Revenues Control Laboratory in New Delhi, which confirmed that it was charas.
Court orders imprisonment and vehicle confiscation
On November 12, 2026, Special Court Judge Ranjeev Kumar Vishisht found the accused guilty under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
Along with the 10-year prison sentence and Rs 1 lakh fine, the court directed the confiscation of the Tata 407 vehicle under Section 60 of the Act, as it had been used in the trafficking operation.
NCB urges citizens to report drug trafficking
The NCB Chandigarh Regional Unit said its campaign against drug trafficking would continue. The agency has appealed to citizens to share information about drug-related activities through the national narcotics helpline, 1933 (MANAS).
The agency has assured that the identities of people providing information will be kept completely confidential.
