KARACHI: The Supreme Court has granted after arrest bail to suspect namely Afzaal, who was booked for attempting to smuggle 20 kilogram heroin in the garb of a consignment of lighting lamps.
A two-member bench, comprising Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, was hearing the bail petition in Karachi Registry.
During the hearing, counsel for the Anti-Narcotics Force Habib Ahmed argued that the suspect and others were trying to smuggle 20 kilogram heroin from Karachi to Malaysia in the garb of a consignment of lighting lamps. However, the ANF officials intercepted a container at Karachi Port and recovered 20 kilogram heroin from it.
He further argued that the prosecution has sufficient evidences against him and the trail court also rejected his bail petition on such sufficient evidences, therefore, the court may reject his after arrest bail.
However, counsel for the suspect argued that he is owner of the factory of lighting lamps and never played any role in smuggling of heroin. He said that the suspect was falsely implicated in this case, therefore, and the court may grant him bail.
After the arguments, the court granted him bail against the surety of Rs 500,000 and directed him to appear before the trail court regularly.
