LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling has adjourned the hearing of mobile phone smuggling case.
Earlier the court had approved extension in judicial remand of an accused booked by the customs authorities from Allama Iqbal International airport while making an attempt to smuggle cell phones from China to Lahore.
The investigation and prosecution team of Customs Lahore had presented the accused Naveed Bhatti before the special court and asked for physical remand of five days to investigate further regarding smuggling and other persons involved in his attempt of smuggling. After completion of physical remand court sent him to jail for judicial trial that is extended again for 14 days.
As per sources of Customs Today Naveed Bhatti was arrested by the Customs Preventive when they seized 170 android mobile phones of assorted types from his luggage at Lahore airport. The passenger was coming from China.
As per the sources, on suspicion, the customs authorities intercepted the accused while he was using green channel and asked him that if he had anything illegal.
The mobile phones were hidden in bottles of water which the passenger claimed that he brought that water from Saudi Arabia, it was added. The sources said that the total value of the mobile phones has been estimated at Rs.5 million.
Customs authorities after confiscating all mobiles has registered a case against him and further prosecution is underway.
