{"id":281117,"date":"2022-09-03T00:48:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T19:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=281117"},"modified":"2022-09-03T00:48:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T19:48:51","slug":"president-assents-control-of-narcotics-amendment-bill-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/president-assents-control-of-narcotics-amendment-bill-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"President assents Control of Narcotics (Amendment) Bill, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPresident Dr Arif Alvi on Friday assented to the Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which provides death or life imprisonment for offences related to the illicit trafficking of narcotics and psychotropic drugs of varying quantity, including heroin, morphine, cocaine and methamphetamine (ICE).<br \/>\nThe Act provides for maximum punishment if the offence involving a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance is committed inside or near a school, college, university, educational setting or any other educational institution.<br \/>\nThe bill, after President\u2019s assent in terms of Article 75 of the Constitution of Pakistan, has become the Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2022.<br \/>\nThe Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2022 (the Act) provides imprisonment which may extend to life imprisonment but not less than 20 years with a fine not less than Rs. 1 million for offences involving Heroin and Morphine of 4 kg or more.<br \/>\nThe said Act also provides a punishment of death or imprisonment which shall not be less than life, along with a fine up to 2 million but not less than 1.5 million rupees for offences involving Heroin or Morphine of 6 kg or more.<br \/>\nIt provides punishment of death or imprisonment for life but imprisonment shall not be less than 20 years along with a fine not less than 2.5 million rupees for offences involving Cocaine of 5 kg or more.<br \/>\nThe Act also provides punishment of death or life imprisonment and a fine not less than Rs. 2.5 million for offences involving 4 kg or more of psychotropic substance methamphetamine (ICE).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday assented to the Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which provides death or life imprisonment for offences related to the illicit trafficking of narcotics and psychotropic drugs of varying quantity, including heroin, morphine, cocaine and methamphetamine (ICE). 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