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Court awards 15-yr RI to foreign national for smuggling 3.98 kg of heroin

Mumbai, Aug 6 (UNI) A special NDPS court in Mumbai awarded 15 years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) to a foreign national for smuggling 3.98 kg of heroin into India and also a fine of Rs 1.5 lakhs, a lawyer said here on Wednesday.
The man, identified as Mapoma Joseph Lemao, a 30-year-old South African national, was found guilty under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
The court, however, acquitted his associate, a second accused, Ramadhani Musa, who was allegedly supposed to receive the drug consignment in India. The judge cited a lack of evidence to prove Musa’s involvement beyond a reasonable doubt.
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