LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has approved judicial remand of an alleged smuggler and sent him to jail.
According to details available to Customs Today, Ghafar Khan son of Durrani was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on charges of smuggling different items from central Asia through KPK province and Chaman. Different items worth Rs 6 million were also recovered from the suspect when he was arrested by the FIA anti-smuggling cell.
After completion of investigations, the FIA presented him before the court and asked for three days physical remand for further investigations. The Special Duty Judge after hearing arguments of the FIA lawyer approved physical remand of the accused and asked them to complete investigation as soon as possible.
The FIA has registered a case against Ghafar Khan under the section of 156, C, 89, and 98 of customs act. Ghafar Khan will be again presented before the court after three days.