Three drug peddlers get jail terms

Special court announces sentence of nine years of imprisonment

ATTOCK:

Three drug peddlers were sentenced to varying ranges of jail terms by different courts in Attock on Tuesday.

In the first case, a special court for the Control of Narcotic Substances (CNS) sentenced a drug dealer to 9 years of imprisonment besides imposing a fine.

The man was arrested by the district police during a raid within the limits of the Saddar police station. Mehran Buksh was booked under section 9-C CNSA, 1997, after recovery of 1.05 kilograms of hashish from his possession. The judge of the special court pronounced the judgment after recording statements of witnesses and final arguments from both sides.

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In the light of the statements of the witnesses, the convict pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs0.1 million on him. Moreover, another special court sentenced a convict to 9 years imprisonment. The police had arrested him from the limits of the Hazro police station. Muhammad Riaz was booked under section 9-C CNSA, 1997, after recovery of 1.93 kilograms of hashish from his possession.

Separately, a CNS court sentenced an accused to 10 years imprisonment besides imposing a fine. The drug dealer was arrested by the police during a raid at his den in the limits of Hazro Police station. The convict, Niaz Akbar, was booked under section 9-C CNSA, 1997 after recovery of 1.52 kilograms of illicit substance.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 28^th, 2023.