Court Convicts Man in High-Profile Drug Smuggling Case

A special court has sentenced Sajid Miya Malek to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 2 lakh for inter-state mephedrone smuggling. Malek was intercepted by NCB officials on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway and found in possession of 0.391 kg of the synthetic stimulant.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Ahmedabad | Updated: 20-04-2026 22:27 IST | Created: 20-04-2026 22:27 IST
Court Convicts Man in High-Profile Drug Smuggling Case
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A special court has sentenced a man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a substantial fine in a high-profile drug trafficking case.

Sajid Miya Malek, the accused, was found guilty of smuggling mephedrone, a potent psychotropic substance, between states.

The arrest by NCB officials occurred on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway, bringing an end to Malek's illicit cross-border activities.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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