LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has extended judicial remand of a suspect involved in currency smuggling case.
Suspect Shahbaz Ahmad was produced before the court after completion of 14 days physical remand. Investigation Officer of Customs Muhammad Usman was also present in the court. He informed the court that Shahbaz has passed three days in the customs custody on physical remand where investigations were completed.
After hearing the arguments from the Customs lawyer, the court granted a 14-day judicial remand of the accused and sent him to jail.
It is pertinent to mention here, that Shahbaz Ahmad was arrested when Customs Preventive at Lahore airport foiled a bid to smuggle Rs 5.2 million foreign currency from Lahore to Muscat.
The accused was set for travelling by Airblue flight No. PA 450. However, he was arrested by the customs authorities before boarding.
The accused tactfully fixed the Omani riyals with his body which was removed by the customs authorities in the presence of Customs ADC Sumer Ahmad Tarar while inspector Nadeem Iqbal and others were also present.
