3 booked under SADA

GANGTOK, 21 Jan: The Sadar police arrested three persons on charges of possession of contraband substances yesterday. Two of the accused are history-sheeters one of whom, Rajiv Sewa, has been convicted for the same offence thrice in the past. He was convicted under the National Drugs & Psychotropic Substance Act in 2005, then again under Sikkim Anti-Drugs Act in 2009 and 2011.
On 20 January at around 1 PM, the Sadar Thana received information that two persons were peddling drugs at Hospital Point here. A police team soon apprehended the two - Rajiv Sewa, 32, of Bojoghari and Suren Pariyar, 32, of Lower Sichey, Gangtok.
From their possession, 1,460 tablets of Spasmo Proxyvon and another 42 tablets of N10 were recovered. Further, the police also found Rs. 9,530 in cash in their possession which they are suspected to have made through sale of the substances. Follow-up investigation by the police then led to the arrest of another of their alleged accomplices, Prashant Subba, 28 of Kalimpong, presently residing in Gangtok. All three have been booked under the SAD Act.
Earlier in November 2011 Prashant had also been arrested under section 387, IPC which pertains to extortion. The case is under trial.