New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) got a shot in the arm after the Special NDPS Court, Bareilly, sentenced a drug trafficker to 12 years’ rigorous imprisonment, along with Rs 1 lakh fine, in an opium recovery case, an official said.

The NCB Lucknow Zonal Unit, after acting on specific intelligence, arrested Satish Kumar while carrying 4 kg of opium in Bareilly on March 2, 2024, the official said in a statement.

The Special Judge (NDPS), Bareilly, in a judgment delivered on September 26, sentenced Satish Kumar after convicting him under Sections 08/18/29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, the official said.

The official of Lucknow Zonal Unit of NCB said that soon after Satish Kumar’s arrest, a thorough investigation was conducted, and a formal complaint was filed before the court on Augus

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