KARACHI: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling on Tuesday imposed a penalty of Rs 200,000 on a currency smuggler after he pleaded guilty to the offence.
Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi announced the verdict after suspect Aqil Ahmed entered guilty plea.
According to the prosecution, Aqil Ahmed was caught with over $15000 at the Jinnah International Airport. He was about to fly to China carrying currency without declaring it.
The customs authorities had taken him into the custody and registered an FIR against him. The suspect, represented by Advocate Aqeel Ahmed, told the court that he is pleading guilty to the offence and threw himself on the mercy of the court.
