Two gets 10-years jail for ganja smuggling

VISAKHAPATNAM: In yet another major conviction in cannabis smuggling cases in north Andhra Pradesh region, the X-Additional District Judge Court in Anakapalle on Friday sentenced two smugglers K Suryaprakash Rao (49) and Choppa Ramanamma (58) to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for possession of 40 kgs of marijuana in 2016. The court also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on the convicts.
Anakapalle district police chief KV Muralikrishna mentioned the enforcement officials conducted a raid at Thummapala in Anakapalle district and nabbed Suryaprakash Rao, a native of Kasimkota and Ramanamma, a native of Chodavaram when the duo was making arrangements to transport the 40 kgs of weed in a car
The officials registered a case against the smugglers and investigated the case.The smugglers were charged under section 20 (b) (ii) r/w 8(C) of NDPS Act and a charge sheet was filed. After the regular trials, the court sentenced the duo to 10-years imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs one lakh.
In another case, the court sentenced a tribal woman Pangi Saraswati (27) to one-year jail term and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 for ganja smuggling. The police said that Saraswati was a native of Guttulaputtu of ASR district and she was caught for the ganja smuggling.