Nigerian sent to jail for supplying ‘party drugs’

A court here has sentenced a Nigerian national to 12 years in jail for supplying party drug Ecstasy.

Holding Jackson Nwaobiara Obinna guilty under the NDPS Act, Special Judge Sanjay Garg said the accused was carrying 44 grams of the drug.

Fine imposed

The court also imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on him.

The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police had arrested him from south-west Delhi’s Dwarka in August 2012 based on a tip-off.

As many as 150 tablets of the drug were recovered from him.

The prosecution said Obinna used to supply party drugs to youngsters in Delhi and Gurugram.

In his defence, the convict said he had been implicated in the case.

Obinna also requested for a lenient punishment on the grounds that he has to support his mother and wife.