law: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  24. Punishment for external dealings in
  
  narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in contravention of section 12.
  Whoever engages in or controls any trade whereby a narcotic drug
  
  or a psychotropic substance is obtained outside India and supplied to any
  
  person outside India without the previous authorization of the Central
  
  Government or otherwise than in accordance with the conditions (if any) of such
  
  authorization granted under section 12, shall be punishable with rigorous
  
  imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may
  
  extend to twenty years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less
  
  than one lakh rupees but may extend to two lakh rupees:
  Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded
  
  in the judgment, impose a fine exceeding two lakh rupees.