LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has extended the judicial remand of a suspect involved in currency smuggling case.
It is pertinent to mention here, that Shahbaz Ahmad was arrested when Customs Preventive at Lahore airport foiled a bid to smuggle Rs 5.2 million foreign currency from Lahore to Muscat. Suspect Shahbaz Ahmad was produced before the court after completion of 14 days physical remand.
After hearing the arguments from the Customs lawyer, the court granted a 14-day judicial remand of the accused and sent him to jail. The accused was set for travelling by Airblue flight No. PA 450. However, he was arrested by the customs authorities before boarding.
The accused tactfully fixed the Omani riyals with his body which was removed by the customs authorities in the presence of Customs ADC Sumer Ahmad Tarar while inspector Nadeem Iqbal and others were also present.
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