LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has approved a 14-day judicial remand of an accused identified as a Chinese citizen as he was booked at the Lahore Airport while making an attempt to smuggle foreign currency.
According to details available to Customs Today on Friday, the investigation and prosecution team of the customs preventive presented the accused before the court of Tahir Sabir. The Customs Court sent him to jail on judicial remand.
Earlier, Pakistan Customs Preventive and Airport Security Force on Thursday apprehended Chinese passenger Ching Lee for making an attempt to smuggle currency at the Lahore Airport.
According to details, a foreign national, who was going to Bangkok through an international airline, was held during a checking at the Allama Iqbal International Airport following the recovery of foreign currency worth Rs1.9million.
The Pakistan customs officials have recovered $19,000 and 5,000 Chinese Yuan from his possession.
The accused was shifted to an unknown place for interrogation in the custody of the officials of Pakistan Customs while a case has been registered against him.
The Pakistan Customs has registered a case against the accused under the Pakistan Customs Act-1969.
According to the revised rules of the State Bank of Pakistan regarding the foreign exchange, a passenger can carry up to $10,000 or equivalent notes of another currency while going abroad.
The SBP also clarified that people travelling to or from Pakistan can carry Rs10000 in cash as earlier the limit was Rs3000.
A number of currency smuggling cases have been registered in the last two months. The Pakistan customs preventive has foiled many currency smuggling attempts at the Allama Iqbal International Airport and recovered millions of dollars that were being smuggled from Lahore into other countries.
