Drug pusher convicted

Accused was involved in smuggling narcotics while over 1.41 kilogrammes of hashish was also seized


APP December 22, 2017
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FAISALABAD: A drug pusher was convicted by a sessions court in Faisalabad on Thursday. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rai Naseer Ahmed awarded four-and-a-half years imprisonment with a fine of Rs20,000 to accused Javed.

The accused was involved in smuggling narcotics while over 1.41 kilogrammes of hashish was also seized from him.

Earlier, Additional Sessions Judge Ghulam Hussain Chaudhry convicted four drug pushers in Faisalabad. The prosecution told the court that Anti-Narcotics Force personnel conducted a raid and arrested Ikramullah, Muhammad Waseem, Hanif and Faqeer Hussain.

The ANF officials also seized huge quantity of hashish and opium from their possession. After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down five-year jail term to Ikramullah, three years imprisonment to Muhammad Waseem, and four–year jail term to Faqeer Hussain.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 22nd, 2017.

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