The Office of Attorney General (OAG), on Tuesday, forwarded the case of a bolero driver who was allegedly involved in the illicit trafficking of drugs in Monggar to the District Court.
Police in Monggar apprehended the 36-year-old man from Balam Gewog on February 18 in connection with the alleged illicit trafficking of drugs. Police seized 57 sticks of hashish weighing over 300 grams from the suspect at Kilikhar in Monggar. The suspect tested positive for the consumption of the drug and was travelling from Monggar to Trongsa.
The offence of illicit trafficking of cannabis and its derivatives is a felony of the third degree if the quantity is more than two times the permissible quantity which is seven grams, and a felony of the fourth degree if the quantity is more than the permissible quantity but equal to or less than two times the quantity determined. The offence carries a prison term ranging from three to nine years.
Sonam Tshering
