ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Intelligence and Investigations has stared proceedings against accused Ejaz Baig who was arrested at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad on the charges of money laundering. The Customs Investigation has already filed a case in this regard in the Customs Court Rawalpindi.
The case was scheduled to be heard on Monday, but due to a strike by lawyers, the proceedings have been postponed until June 9.
In their initial report, customs authorities said that as accused Ejaz Baig travelled many times to Dubai, it must be investigate whether the accused is involved in money laundering or not. In their case, the customs authorities forwarded a request to start proceedings against Ejaz Baig.
It is necessary to mention here that customs authorities arrested Ejaz with $50,000 and 20 tolas of gold. Ejaz Baig is doing business in Karachi and has many Limousine cars.
During investigation, Ejaz Baig told customs authorities that he usually goes to Dubai along with his wife and children, but due to some unavoidable circumstances, his family departed for Dubai earlier and he could not travel with them. He said that Pakistani law permits one person to carry $10,000. “We are five family members who were travelling to Dubai,” he said. He further revealed in his statement that the rest of the amount belonged to his wife.
When customs authorities tried to verify his statement, they found no clue of lawful possession of the amount. After this, the customs authorities began a thorough investigation against the accused.
