India, Dec. 17 -- The Cachar District and Sessions Court on Tuesday (December 17) sentenced a Manipur woman to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, for drug trafficking across the state boundary. The sentence was pronounced by a court of the Special Judge, chaired by Biprajit Roy.

The accused, Naivung Kuki (43), a resident of Saikulpi village under Lamka Police Station in Manipur's Churachandpur district, was found guilty of trafficking cannabis (ganja) across the Assam-Manipur state border back in 2024.

According to the prosecution, Naivung was arrested on March 19, 2024, from the Fulertal ferry ghat in Lakhipur while allegedly transporting ganja. Police had received specifi...