LAHORE: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has accepted the appeal of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) against Lahore High Court (LHC) decision in a 10,000 kilograms cocaine smuggling case.
The appellant (ANF) has moved the SC Lahore Registry against the release of convicted smugglers which was made through the LHC orders.
Three members bench of SC under the supervision of Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhary heard the case where counsel for ANF presented the argument and informed the court that the said case was registered against the smugglers in 2004 in Renala Khurd Police Station.
ANF team had arrested the smugglers during an operation when it seized ten thousand kg of cocaine loaded over a truck.
The advocate argued that trial court issued the judgment in the case by awarding death sentence to accused Zubair, Ijaz and Aqil, and life imprisonment to Mori Gull, while the other accused Rana Waheed and Rana Saeed were released by the court.
Later on, the convicted smugglers Ijaz and Aqal moved the LHC where court ordered their release.
The counsel for ANF asked the SC to declare the decision of the LHC null and void. Besides, the SC bench has issued notices to the accused persons to attend the hearing.
