Drugs being used as a weapon to ruin the country: Ahmedabad Sessions Court

The Ahmedabad Sessions Court delivered a 12-year sentence in a drug case. In the 113-page detailed judgment, the Sessions Court made a serious observation that drugs are now being used as a weapon to ruin the country. 

Earlier, tobacco and paan were sold on every street, but now the drug menace has spread significantly in universities, colleges, and hostels.

In 2020, in the Shah Alam toll naka area of the city, near the Silver Spring Hotel, a large quantity of methamphetamine drugs was seized. The Sessions Court sentenced the accused Barkat Ali Sheikh to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment. His wife Rubina Ali Sheikh and accomplice Shahnawaz alias Shanu Olmkhan Pathan were sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of ₹1 lakh each.

Court on drug abuse in society

The court observed that drug trafficking has become a problem for every country. People are not only ruining their lives due to drug addiction, but the country’s youth is also being destroyed by this menace.

The court observed that drug abuse is increasing in society

It stated that parents of school and college-going students are constantly worried about their children getting addicted to drugs. This is a serious conspiracy to destroy the country’s youth through drug addiction or to say that drug abuse is now being used as a weapon to ruin the country. 

Therefore, such crimes should not be taken lightly, and the accused should be given the strictest punishment.

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