Civil servant convicted for trafficking SP+

Chukha dzongkhag court last week sentenced a 36-year-old civil servant to five years in prison for illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substance. Tshewang Penjor from Tongzhang in Trashiyangtse was arrested on October 29 last year after Gedu police found 70 capsules of SP+ in his jacket. He also tested positive for tramadol. Although […]

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