51kg opium milk smuggling case: 2 people were found guilty and sentenced to 10 years of jail and Rs 2 lakh fine

Two people have been found guilty in a 51.200 kg opium milk smuggling case that was registered 12 years ago by NDPS Court Sirohi. In this case, the accused have been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 2 lakh fine each.

According to the information, in the case, the then police station officer of Barloot, Devichand Dhaka, received information on 7 December 2012 at around 8:25 am that a truck loaded with opium milk from Madhya Pradesh was going towards Jalore via Jawal. After this, a blockade was made by the police near Bavda village. During that time, the policemen stopped a truck passing by and searched it. It was found that there was a box-like structure behind the driver and its lid was locked. Its keys were found with a youth named Omprakash who was travelling in the truck.

When Omprakash was asked to open the lock, a black-colored liquid was found in a transparent plastic bag. When it was sent to examine, it came out that it was the opium milk. On asking about the license relating to opium milk, no documents were found. When five sacks found in the box were weighed, 51.200 kg of opium milk came out. On this, the police seized the opium milk and arrested both the youths.

After investigation, both the accused were presented in court along with the charge sheet. After the debate in the court, the court agreed to the arguments and facts put forward by the public prosecutor Dr. Laxman Singh Bala, and the special judge of the NDPS court Rupa Gupta pronounced the verdict. The court also convicted Jaitaram s/o Harjiram and Omprakash alias Prakash s/o Kasaram, residents of Kotada police station Karda district Jalore and accused of opium milk smuggling and sentenced them to 10 years rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs two lakh each.