LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has received an investigation challan of the case of 14 kg gold smuggling.
Earlier in the start of the last week customs court directed the investigation team to present the record in the next hearing so customs team presented the investigation challan of the case on Tuesday. The customs court strictly directed the IO that challan be presented in 14 days in every condition.
Earlier, the court had extended a 14-day judicial remand of an accused Muhammad Riaz in a famous case of 14 kilogram of gold smuggling.
Accused Muhammad Riaz had been arrested by the customs authorities after the rejection of a pre-arrest bail plea by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Earlier, the customs authorities had arrested two female accused involved in the smuggling of 14 kg gold and currencies from the Multan International Airport.
The customs authorities at the Multan International Airport apprehended two females who had worn 14 kg gold in their hands and feet as bangles (Kara) and anklets (Pazaib) and had 39,000 Saudi riyals and United Arab Emirates Dirham.
The Multan Customs had confiscated the recovered gold and foreign currencies worth approximately Rs64.6million and lodged an FIR against both women on the charges of smuggling and money laundering.
At the start of the month, he was produced before the court of Masood Arshad from where he sent him to jail for judicial trial.
Another accused Mazhar Hussain is still at large.
