Chandigarh, March 21 -- The district court on Thursday sentenced a youth, held with 308 gram of heroin in 2022, to 10 years of imprisonment.

The convicted youth has been identified as Vishal, 30, of Patiala, who was then booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh on him.

He was arrested by the crime branch team with 308 gram of heroin. A case was registered against him under the NDPS Act at Sarangpur police station.

As per the prosecution, on October 14, 2022, the crime branch team was deputed outside the EWS Colony in Dhanas. The team noticed a grey Maruti Suzuki Swift car, coming toward them from the colony. Upon seeing the team, the driver tried to turn the car....