LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has imposed a penalty of Rs700000 on a foreign citizen arrested by the Pakistan Customs Preventive of the Allama Iqbal International Airport when he was trying to smuggle foreign currency into Thailand.
The customs investigation and prosecution team had presented him before the court and asked for his physical remand for investigation and then he was sent to jail on a judicial remand.
In the light of witnesses and proofs, the foreign citizen proved as culprit and customs court imposed a penalty of Rs 700000 on him. Accused Chiong was apprehended by the customs preventive authorities. The customs authorities, during a search of his luggage, found a big quantity of foreign currency. The customs preventive team intercepted the accused at the airport and recovered a big amount of currency.
The customs has registered a case against the accused and launched an investigation as well after confiscating the currency that was being smuggled into Thailand. The customs authorities have registered a case against him under the Pakistan Customs Act.
The currency seized includes 70,000 American dollars.
