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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, April 30 (CRICKETNMORE)<\/strong> Ness Wadia, son of industrialist Nusli Wadia and inheritor of one of Indias wealthiest business families, has been sentenced for drugs possession while on a skiing holiday to Japan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Financial Times has reported that Ness Wadia, heir to the 283-year-old Wadia Group and co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab cricket team, was arrested in early March at New Chitose Airport in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to a brief report carried by a local Hokkaido station of state broadcaster NHK, customs officials at New Chitose were alerted to Wadia by sniffer dogs and a search revealed that he had about 25g of what appeared to be cannabis resin in his trouser pocket.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Wadia empire has many units, which include Bombay Dyeing, Bombay Burman Trading, biscuit giant Britannia Industries to budget airline GoAir and a share in IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab with the total market valuation of its listed entities standing at $13.1 billion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A court official in Sapporo told the Financial Times that Wadia admitted to possession, arguing that the drug was for his personal use.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Japan&#39;s narcotics laws are strict and are currently being applied especially tightly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Wadia spent a period in detention before his indictment on March 20 and an undisclosed period of detention before a court hearing.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Sapporo District Court handed him a two-year prison sentence, which was suspended for five years.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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