KARACHI: Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi has awarded 15 days imprisonment and fine of Rs 100,000 to suspect namely Abdul Aziz who was booked for attempting to smuggle foreign currency from Pakistan to Dubai.
During the hearing, the suspect appeared before the court along with counsel and filed a petition for pleading guilty and left himself on the mercy of the court. After hearing the arguments, the court framed charge against the suspect and awarded him 15 days imprisonment as undergone period and fine of Rs 100,000. If fine is not paid than the suspect will undergo further two months in Central Jail Karachi.
According to the prosecution, on a credible information, staff of the customs department intercepted a suspect at Jinnah International Airport Karachi while suspect was bound to leave for customs clearance, during the physical examination of suspect baggage secured foreign currency equivalent to US$ 24006.
Investigation officer had informed the court that after recovery of foreign currency, suspect was taken into custody and case was registered against him for violation of under section 2 (s) 156 (2) 157 (2) and 178 of Customs Act, 1969 punishable under clauses 8 & 89 of section 156 (i) ibid read with section 3 (1) of Import and Export Control Act, 1950.
