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ATTOCK, Sep 26 (APP):A Control of Narcotics Substance Court (CNS) in Hassanabdal on Tuesday sentenced 9 years imprisonment and a fine worth Rs 0.6 million to an accused involved in a drug smuggling case.
The accused was arrested by Hassanabdal Police in the year 2023 in the case registered under section 9-C of the control of narcotics substance act 1997 after recovery of over two kilogram hashish from his custody.
The Judge after hearing the arguments of defense and prosecution counsels announced the verdict as the convicted was found guilty of having drugs, and subsequently awarded 9 years imprisonment and a fine worth Rs 0.8 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 with a heinous offense and he did not deserve any leniency.