Haji Baz is one of the eight individuals designated by President Bush for sanctions pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act that targets, on a world-wide basis, significant foreign narcotics traffickers, their organisations and operatives.
Haji Baz Mohammed was indicted in November 2004 in the United States on charges stemming from his role in smuggling large quantities of heroin from Afghanistan through Pakistan into the United States and Europe from 1990 to 2004.
From his bases of operation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, his organisation concocted elaborate schemes to ship heroin to the United States, including a sophisticated smuggling routine where transporters hid heroin in their clothing, suitcases, and containers.
Haji Baz Mohammed was arrested in Kandahar, Afghanistan in January 2005 and remained in Afghan custody until his extradition to the United States this past Thursday.