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| Pakistani Asif Hafeez faces 23 years in jail in US drugs case |
| 2025-06-06 |
| [GEO.TV] A judge at New York Southern District court has ruled that the US govt didn't breach its plea bargain agreement with the Pak national, former gold trader Muhammad Asif Hafeez, in the high-profile drugs case in which he and four others are implicated including Bollywood star Mamta Kulkarni's husband Vicky Goswami. Hafeez had filed a petition at the United States New York Southern District court arguing that the US govt was breaching the plea agreement terms with him; that he should be given only about 10 years jail term and that the government's proposed at least 276 months' imprisonment — around 23 years — would be a breach and therefore the court should rule against the government. But Judge Victor Marrero of the court has ruled that "the Court finds that the Government did not breach the Plea Agreement, and, accordingly, orders the Defendant to adhere to the Plea Agreement's stipulated offense level and sentencing range under the United States Sentencing Guidelines" and that advocating for a sentence of at least 276 months' imprisonment for Hafeez would be proportionate to the offence level and category. On November 18, 2024, Hafeez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and unlawfully import heroin into the United States and one count of conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and unlawfully import methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States. His lawyers said he had no choice under the harsh US conditions but to plead guilty. According to the allegations contained in indictments charging Hafeez, from 2013 through the date of his London arrest in 2017, conspired with his co-defendants, Baktash Akasha Abdalla, Ibrahim Akasha Abdalla, Gulam Hussein, and Vijaygiri Anandgiri Goswami to import heroin into the US. Related: Muhammad Asif Hafeez 08/17/2019 Leader of Kenyan drug organization sentenced to 25 years in U.S. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I kinda think, if one won't accommodate the rules of law in the hosting country, then the laws of the country of origin should be applicable. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-06 13:53 |