Following the supreme court’s judgment on the first Spasmo Proxyvon Plus (SP+) case in the country, some courts in the country have now started receiving petitions from people convicted so far for illegal possession or trafficking of SP+ drugs.
The Supreme Court last Wednesday passed the judgement in SP+ cases allowing the convicts to pay Thrimthue in lieu of imprisonment. It states that the content of SP+, tramadol, is not categorised as a controlled substances under the Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Substance Abuse Act of Bhutan 2015.
As of today, the High Court received four petitions while Phuentshogling Dungkhag Court received a few. Monggar court received one case.
The supreme court also issued an order to various courts last Friday to deal the SP+ drug case as per the Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Substance Abuse Act of Bhutan 2015 with effect from July 27 this year.
