{
  "id": 2934879,
  "title": "Three get life imprisonment in Karachi for attempting to smuggle 1.3 tonnes of hashish to Somalia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/three-get-life-imprisonment-in-karachi-for-attempting-to-smuggle-1-3",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:51:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024866/three-get-life-imprisonment-in-karachi-for-attempting-to-smuggle-13-tonnes-of-hashish-to-somalia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A special court in Karachi has handed down life sentences to three men for attempting to smuggle 1.3 tonnes of charas to Somalia. The CNS Court Judge Rajesh Chander Rajput ruled the three accused - Adnan, Hamal and Nadir - guilty of possessing over 1,370kg of charas in their fishing boat. The court also fined each convict Rs1 million; failure to pay would result in additional imprisonment. Waheed, another accused, has his case file set aside until he is arrested or surrenders to the court. ANF received a tip-off about an unidentified group of smugglers planning to transport narcotics in a speedboat, which was intercepted near Hawksbay Road on November 17, 2020. The ANF, along with PMSA officials, recovered contraband weighing 1,371.740kg. The defence argued their clients were ignorant of the drugs and had been falsely accused. However, the court dismissed these claims, noting the presence of the accused on the boat and their navigation in the deep sea strongly suggested they were in conscious possession of the narcotics. ANF filed charges under CNS Act 1997 Sections 6/9-C, 14 and 15.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: A special court for the Control of Narcotic Substances (CNS) has sentenced three men to life in prison for attempting to traffic over 1.3 tonnes of charas to an African country. Special CNS Court Judge Rajesh Chander Rajput found three accused — Adnan, Hamal and Nadir — guilty of possessing over 1,370kg of charas in their fishing boat for attempting to traffic contraband to Somalia,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Three men sentenced to life imprisonment in Karachi court",
    "Accused Adnan, Hamal, and Nadir found guilty of smuggling 1,370kg charas",
    "1 million rupee fine per convict, additional imprisonment for non-payment"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The life sentences mark a significant success for Pakistani authorities in cracking down on narcotics smuggling, with the court finding the defendants' claims of ignorance unconvincing.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}