Chandigarh, July 18 -- A special NDPS court in Chandigarh has sentenced a Nigerian national to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) after convicting him of possessing a commercial quantity of heroin (250gm or above) and illegally overstaying in India after the expiry of his visa in 2015.

Special judge Bhawna Jain convicted Chuks under Section 21(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and Section 14 of the Foreigners Act. In addition to the prison term, the court imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh under the NDPS Act and Rs.10,000 under the Foreigners Act. In default of payment, the convict will undergo additional imprisonment. Both sentences will run concurrently.

According to the prosecution, a police team of the ope...