TAXILA: A special court for the Control of Narcotic Substances (CNS) in Hassanabdal sentenced a drug peddler to nine-year imprisonment on Monday, besides imposing a fine of Rs80,000 on him.

The convict, Umer Ali, was arrested by Hassanabdal Police in 2023 after the recovery of hashish from his custody.

During the proceedings, the public prosecutor argued that the accused was caught red-handed while smuggling thecontraband, and the evidence on record fully connected him.

Meanwhile, a man lost his life and another received critical injuries when the car they were travelling in fell into a ditch as the driver fell asleep on the Hal(la-DI Khan motorway near Pindigheb in the early hours of Monday.

The police registered a case and launched further investigation.

Published in Dawn, March 19th, 2024