KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi has directed the investigation officer to arrest suspects involved in smuggling of a huge quantity of mobile phones and submit a charge sheet after completing investigation against them.
According to the prosecution, directors of M/s Digicom Trading (Private) Limited were booked in the case for attempting to smuggle assorted mobile phones and other goods in the garb of LED lights (bulbs).
During the hearing, the investigation officer produced a copy of the first information report before the court and informed that a team of the Anti-Smuggling Organization raided Sadder Central Plaza, Karachi, and searched a container no-KKFU-72555703 loaded on a trawler no: TLT-374 in presence of two musheers and found a huge quantity of mobile phones.
He also submitted that subsequently the said container loaded on the vehicle was brought to ASO/HQ, a thorough search was conducted in the presence of the said musheers and recovered 2,7200 Q-Mobile phones, 35,790 other assorted brands and models of mobile phones, 531 Amazon tablets. The goods were smuggled by the suspects in the garb of LED lights.
According to the FIR, tentative value of the smuggled goods is Rs 28,4470,000 and suspect evaded the duty and taxes in the tune of Rs 103,702,340 approximately. The investigation officer further informed the court that no suspect was arrest yet, however, they are trying their best to arrest them.
The court directed the investigation officer to arrest the suspecst and file charge sheet against them within 14 days.
According to the prosecution was registered for violation of under section 2 (s) 16, 32 (1) & (2) 32A, 79, 80, 157 and 178 of the Customs Act, 1969 read with import policy order 2016 punishable under section 156 (1) (8) (89) (9) (9) (14) (14A) (43) (44) (45) & 156 (2) ibid read with section 3, 6, 7A, 33, 34 of the sales tax act, 1990, further read with section 148 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 who were booked in a case of attempting to smuggled assorted mobile phones and other goods in the garb of LED Lights (Bulbs).
