LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling handed over two accused persons to Customs Intelligence and Investigation team on physical remand for three days.
Sources told Customs Today that two accused Rehmat Ali and Nasir Khan were arrested by the customs intelligence. Customs intelligence has recovered huge quantity of foreign made smuggled cloths and related goods from their possession. Customs intelligence lawyer told the court that accused persons aree involved in smuggling of cloths from Afghanistan to Lahore and Faisalabad via different routes. They had made a huge loss to national kitty in the wake of taxes and duties.
The market value of recovered cloths is Rs8.3 million. Customs investigation team presented them before the customs court and asked for their physical remand to dig out network behind this smuggling mafia.
On request the Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling Shakeel Ahmad approved their physical remand for three days and handed over them to the investigation team.
