Woman sentenced to 3 years in jail for possessing opium

Aizawl, Oct. 31 (PTI): A special court in Mizoram’s Siaha town Wednesday sentenced a woman to three years imprisonment for possessing 48 grams of opium. The judge, H T C Lalrinchhana, announced the quantum of punishment and also ordered the woman to pay a fine of Rs 10,000. If the woman fails to pay the fine, she would have to undergo additional 100 days imprisonment. The woman, a resident of Matu locality in Siaha town, was arrested on May 15 last year for possessing 48 grams of opium.