Czech lady smuggler produced in court

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LAHORE: A Czech lady smuggler was produced in the sessions court on Sunday, while the court issued non-bailable arrest warrants for two accused.

Prosecutor Major (retd) Muhammad Aftab argued before the court on behalf of Pakistan Customs. Additional Sessions Judge Shahid Bashir, while accepting the appeal of prosecutor, issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the accused.

The two accused — Aftab Anwar and Haroon Afridi — were detected from the mobile data of lady smuggler.

The court adjourned the case till March 20, 2018. Earlier, Tereza Hluskova (21) was arrested at Allama Iqbal International Airport on Jan 10, 2018, who was trying to smuggle nine kilogram heroin to Ireland via Abu Dhabi.

Safdar Shaheen Pirzada, a noted lawyer told APP that as per law, a person found guilty of smuggling of over 10 kg of any prohibited drug was handed death sentence or life term in Pakistan. If a person is found with drugs less than 10 kg, he/she could be sentenced to 10 years in jail, he added. Drug smuggling is a non-bailable offence.