Man sentenced to life in drugs case
By Our Correspondent
2024-05-06
KHYBER: A local court here has convicted a person for narcotics trafficking and sentenced him to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs500,000.
The court of additional sessions judge Shaukat Ali ruled that the prosecution had proved the guilt of the accused, Umer Khan, a resident of Swat district, beyond doubt and the court found the accused guilty of the offence under section 9 (d) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Control of Narcotics Substance Act.
The convict was arrested on April 30, 2023, in the jurisdiction of Bara police station when he was driving a Suzuki pick-up vehicle.
The police claimed of recovering 48 kgs of charas from the said vehicle.
He argued that the accused was alone in the vehicle and was arrested red-handed while he was driving the same. He stated that huge quantity of contraband was recovered on pointation of the accused from the said vehicle.
He stated that samples were taken from the seized narcotics, which were timely sent to the FSL (forensic science laboratory) and the chemical examination report was also positive.KHYBER: A local court here has convicted a person for narcotics trafficking and sentenced him to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs500,000.
The court of additional sessions judge Shaukat Ali ruled that the prosecution had proved the guilt of the accused, Umer Khan, a resident of Swat district, beyond doubt and the court found the accused guilty of the offence under section 9 (d) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Control of Narcotics Substance Act.
The convict was arrested on April 30, 2023, in the jurisdiction of Bara police station when he was driving a Suzuki pick-up vehicle.
The police claimed of recovering 48 kgs of charas from the said vehicle.
He argued that the accused was alone in the vehicle and was arrested red-handed while he was driving the same. He stated that huge quantity of contraband was recovered on pointation of the accused from the said vehicle.
He stated that samples were taken from the seized narcotics, which were timely sent to the FSL (forensic science laboratory) and the chemical examination report was also positive.
