New Delhi, June 29: A city court has slapped 10 years rigorous imprisonment on two persons including an Afghan refugee for conspiring to illegally acquire, possess and sell over a kilogram of heroin, worth lakhs of rupees in the world market. Additional Session Judge J R Aryan, who sentenced accused Paramjit Singh alias Pummy and Mohd Saboor also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on them. In case of failure to pay, the duo shall undergo imprisonment for one more year.

The incident dates back to april 1998, when sleuths of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided the house of Saboor – an Afghan refugee - in Laxmi Nagar after it received information that Paramjit would come there to deliver the contraband, said NCB counsel Satish Aggarwal.
Though Paramjit was present in the house along with one Harjit Singh, who he claimed was his friend, the sleuths failed to find any heroin there.

However, on suspicion, they also examined a Tata Sierra, which had brought Paramjit to Saboor's house. To their surprise, they found 1.02 kilograms of the contraband hidden in a panel on the rear side of the vehicle, he said.

While Paramjit was charged for possessing the contraband, Saboor was sent to trial for aiding in the conspiracy to trade in the prohibited substance.
The sleuths, however, let off Harjit after being satisfied that he did not have any knowledge of or role in the crime.

Bureau Report