KARACHI: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling on Tuesday adjourned till December 5 the bail confirmation plea of a suspect in a case pertaining to the smuggling of 34 tons of poppy seed to Malaysia.
Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi adjourned the hearing due to absence of the counsel for the accused Sarfaraz Mirani who was released on interim bail.
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.
