KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi issued the non-bailable arrest warrants against absconding accused booked in a case of attempting to smuggle donkey-hides worth Rs125million from Lahore into Karachi and then into China.
The local police recovered 4,986 donkey hides which were put inside 642 bags. The operation took place at a shop located in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Block-12, where a Chinese citizen Tu-zhong Xiao, Syed Ehtisham Zaidi, Muhammad Faisal Bhutto, Muhammad Jumman, Zeeshan Jan, Daniyal Rahman, Afshan W/O Ehtisham and absconders Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Farooq and Muhammad Rafique alias Rafi, were apprehended. The police handed over them to Customs Department for registering an FIR and executing further investigation. “There were about eight hides in a sack and one hide was sold for approximately Rs25000.
As per interim challan, investigation officer has informed the court that China is using donkey hides to produce medicine named Ejiao, which is useful in blood-related diseases.
Due to such smuggling, Pakistan is facing shortfall in foreign exchange whereas its meat is also served to people even in Pakistan.” Tu Zhong Xiao is the mastermind and main culprit in this case. He makes all the dealings and is responsible for investment and sending consignment outside the country.
It may be mentioned here that accused Muhammad Bilal S/o Salamat Ali, Muhammad Farooq S/o Muhammad Qasim and Muhammad Rafique alias Rafi are absconders in this case and court has also issued their non-bailable arrest warrants.
