LAHORE: Passenger Rai Umar, travelling for Gulf state, was arrested by the Customs preventive authorities from Lahore Airport while trying to smuggle gold to Sharjah through a private airline. The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling now has extended the judicial remand of the suspect for 14 days.
As per details, Airport Security Force (ASF) had recovered 2.5 kilograms gold from the passenger’s luggage at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore during scanning. The ASF after initial interrogation handed him over to the Customs Department for further interrogation.
The customs team presented the accused before Customs Court, where Special Judge Chaudhary Ameer Muhammad Khan sent him on physical remand than on judicial too. Now, the court has approved his judicial remand for further prosecution and judicial trial.
