KARACHI-
A local magistrate on Monday dropped the case against Detained Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Joel Cox for illegal possession of arms, a private news channel reported.
The FBI agent was presented before the Malir Judicial Magistrate.
Cox’s lawyer Barrister Zahid told the court that the FBI agent was on a special mission in Pakistan and was therefore permitted to carry arms, adding that any misuse of the arms by Cox has not been proved.
The lawyer also submitted a letter from the US embassy in the court.
Cox was detained by Pakistani authorities on May 7, when he was found to be carrying a pistol magazine,bullets and knives while boarding a flight to Islamabad from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport.