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Paro court sentences Indian national to 20 years for heroin smuggling

Aug 29, 2025 2 mins read
Paro court sentences Indian national to 20 years for heroin smuggling

The Paro District Court yesterday sentenced Indian national Aamir Rasul Shikalgar, 35, to 20 years in prison for smuggling 19.289 kilograms of heroin into Bhutan.

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