LAHORE: A special court for control of narcotics substance on Saturday adjourned the hearing of a drug recovery against former law minister Rana Sanaullah Khan and others on the request of the prosecution.

An adjournment request on behalf of the prosecution team of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) was submitted as Khan and other suspects appeared before the court.

The court allowed the request and adjourned further hearing till Jan 22.

The ANF had arrested Khan on July 1, 2019 and claimed to have recovered 15-kg heroin from his vehicle. The FIR was lodged under section 9 (C) of Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997. He was twice denied bail by the trial court and the Lahore High Court released him on Dec 24, 2019.

Published in Dawn, December 12th, 2021

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