- The Monaco of Bhutan, who was arrested over a month ago for illegal possession of a considerable quantity of chewing tobacco, and 'was sentenced to three years in prison by a court in Thimphu. The local newspaper Kuensel reported today. Sonam Tshering, 23, and 'was stopped on January 24 last at a border post while walking from India and found in possession of the product, in violation of the Tobacco Control Act passed in 2010, which provides for harsh penalties for offenders. Having taken note of the award, the first adoption of the new law, Monaco, the young, to hold back her tears, said that''if I knew of its existence, I would certainly not transgressed. I had to be punished, but not so 'heavy.'' During interrogation, Tshering argued he was not aware of any legislation concerning the use of tobacco and chewing gum still had for his own consumption of one year. Although he indicated the person who sold the product seized, the court imposed on him three years in prison, which would have been lower if it were possible to capture the supplier. In 2005, in the spirit of his plan called the National Product of Happiness '(GNH) (alternative index to the more' traditional gross domestic product, GDP), the Bhutanese government has banned the sale of tobacco, putting strict rules on smoking and forming strong taxes for the importation of tobacco from abroad. The Law on Tobacco Control and 'was considered too draconian''''by the opposition leader in Parliament, Tshering Tobgay. For him,''the goal that puts the law and 'very good, but exaggerated it imposes penalties for those who violate its provisions, and I think this is not' in line with the principles of our national product of happiness'
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