NISAR ALI KHAN
A special court for the Control of Narcotic Substances (CNS) in Attock on Friday sentenced fourteen-year imprisonment to an accused involved in a drug smuggling case. The accused Zaffar Shahzad- a resident of Sargodha was arrested by Attock Khurd Police during previous year in the case registered under section 9-C of control of narcotics substance act 1997 after recovery of hashish from his custody. The additional Session Judge Attock after hearing the arguments of defense and prosecution counsels announced the verdict as the convicted was found guilty of having drugs, subsequently awarded 14-year imprisonment and fine worth Rs 0.19 million. During the proceedings, the public prosecutor for the state, argued that the accused was caught red-handed while smuggling the contraband and the evidence on record fully connected him with the commission of the offence. He maintained that the accused was charged for a heinous offence and he did not deserve any leniency.
