ACJC Convicted a Man on the Charge of Laundering 83 Million AFN due to Drug Trafficking
Agha Mohammad, son of Lal Jan, was convicted of laundering 83 million and 50 thousand AFN obtained from the trafficking of the drug on 30th September 2019 at Anti-Corruption and Justice Center (ACJC).
According to the lawsuit filed by the assigned prosecutor, due to the eavesdropping of Abdul Halim who was a criminal partner with Lal Jan on drug trafficking case on 11th of March 2015, he was arrested and was submitted to Anti-Narctoci Prosecution Office.
There it became clear that Agha Mohammad was involved in dealing with drugs after his father, Lal Jan was arrested and was distributing an amount of 5.5 billion of Iranian Toman via various Sarafi to the drug traffickers.
According to the AGO, Agha Mohammad was arrested by the Counter-Narcotic Police at Nangarhar on May 27, 2015, on the case of selling 36 Kg of Heroin and finalizing performing the remaining accounts of 391 Kg of Heroin and was sent to the AGO for ensuring justice.
The assigned prosecutor for this case, after completing his investigation and filing the lawsuit and based on the documents and evident against the defendant on the charge of money laundering and confiscation of 5.5 billion of Iranian Toman equivalent to 83 million and 50 thousand AFN, demand from the judicial board to apply the 1st Paragraph of Article 4 and adjusting the 1st Paragraph of Article 52 and Article 39 of Anti-Laundering Law in consideration of Article 17 of the Penalty Code to the defendant.
The Judicial Board of the Primary Court of the ACJC, convicted Agha Mohammad on the charge of money laundering due to drug trafficking in accordance with Paragraph 6 of Article 212 of Criminal Processing Law in observance to Paragraph 1 of Article 52 and Clause 4 of Paragraph 3 of Article 39 of Anti-Laundering Law and the income resulted from the crime in consideration of Paragraph 3 of Article 509 and 17 of the Penalty Code to three years of custodial imprisonment and confiscated amount of 83 million and 50 thousand AFN on the basis of Paragraph 3 of Article 509 of the Penalty Code.
