KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of a suspect in a case pertaining to the smuggling of 34 tons of poppy seed to Malaysia.
A single bench comprising Justice Sallahudin Panhwar rejected the bail application filed by Muhammad Hafeez who moved the court after the trial court dismissed his bail plea.
According to the prosecution, the Directorate General of Customs Intelligence had seized around 34 tons of poppy seed from two containers on August 11, 2015. The poppy seed was being smuggled to Malaysia under the garb of sea salt from Karachi Port.
Subsequently, an FIR was registered against exporter Asif Malik of Shah Plastic Industries, his business associate Syed Hassan Ali Gillani, clearing agent DJ Connections’ proprietor Tanseel Ahmed Dar, and his employee Muhammad Hafeez and Sarfaraz Mirani.
