Mohali, Jan. 24 -- A special court in Mohali has convicted a Nigerian national for possessing heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine and for staying in India without valid travel documents, sentencing him to rigorous imprisonment of up to three years with all sentences to run concurrently.

The convict has been identified as Joel Osagie Omeleman, aged 45, a resident of Lagos, Nigeria, presently residing in Tilak Nagar, New Delhi. The case pertains to dated November 3, 2023 registered at STF Police Station, Phase-4, SAS Nagar, under Sections 21(b), 27 and 31 of the NDPS Act and Section 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946.

According to the prosecution, on November 3, 2023, an STF team led by ASI Kamaljit Singh was present near the bus stand, Phase...