LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has adjourned a bail plea of the accused who was arrested in a mobile smuggling case.
Earlier, the Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling Court had approved a 14-day judicial remand of the accused who was arrested by the customs authorities from Faisalabad.
Sources told Customs Today, Tayyab Manzoor was booked by the Customs Preventive from Faisalabad International airport while he reached from Bahrain. The suspect was travelling via flight of Gulf Airways.
The Customs team arrested him and found 60 cell phones tactfully hidden in his bag. Customs has registered a case against Tayyab and launched investigations against him after confiscating the cell phones that he was trying to smuggle.
Customs Investigation and Prosecution team presented him before the judge of the customs court and asked him for his physical remand that the court has approved for two days for investigation to dig out the more accused behind the smuggling act. Sources said that value of the seized mobile phones is Rs5 million.
Customs authorities registered a case against him under Pakistan Customs Act 1969.
