KHONSA, NOV 4:

The Special Court under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Khonsa has convicted Poyum Yomgam in connection with Khonsa Police Station Case No. KSA/SC (NDPS) 05/2025, registered under Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act.

The judgment was delivered on October 16, 2026, by Special Judge (NDPS) Tageng Padoh, who sentenced the convict to three years and one month of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 40,000.

The court also ordered that the period of detention already undergone by the convict, amounting to one month and two days, be set off in accordance with Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

Tirap Police reiterated its commitment to combating drug-related offences and enforcing the provisions of the NDPS Act.