Bhubaneswar: In a significant judgment under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the 3rd Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Bhubaneswar, Thursday convicted four persons for trafficking brown sugar and sentenced them to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI)— the maximum penalty permissible under the law.

The convicts have been identified as Sk Irfan, Sk Samir, and Sayed Imtiyaz, all residents of Rajabazar under Gajapatinagar police limits in Jatni, Khordha district, and Ratiranjan Rout alias Routray of Harirajpur, Majhisahi under Delang police limits in Puri district. Each was also fined ₹1 lakh, with an additional two years of rigorous imprisonment to be served in default of payment.

According to the Special Task Force (STF) case file (STF PS

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