ISLAMABAD: Customs Adjudication Collector Muhammad Ali Raza while deciding the long pending and high-profile case of currency smuggling against model Ayyan Ali has ordered to confiscate the $506,800 recovered from model and also fined Rs 51 million.
The Customs Adjudication collector heard the case of currency smuggling and announced decision against Ayyan Ali who did not appeared before the court to defend the allegations despite many intimations.
The adjudication also imposed fine of Rs 500,000 on two accused persons each named Mumtaz Hussain and Muhammad Owais who are running a real estate business, while the copies of the decision have been mailed to all accused persons on their residential addresses.
Intelligence officer Muhammad Saleem and Muhammad Aslam represented the customs, while Assistant Collector Tahir Iqbal and Superintendent Zargam Dil guided and assisted them to prepare the case. The Customs member and collector also issued directions in this regard overtime.
On the other hand, Inland Revenue Intelligence and Investigation Deputy Director Muhammad Amir also appeared before the adjudication collector and presented the evidence stating that Rawalpindi Bahria Town VCE and OPS has recorded statement that no any property was registered on the name of Ayyan Ali and her brother.
The adjudication collector announcing decision through Order-in-Original No 40/2016 said that it was proved after reviewing the documents and evidence in the case that Ayyan Ali committed currency smuggling, adding that the accused was given numerous chances to present her stance but she never responded.
Under Section 2 (s) and 16 of the Customs Act, 1969 read with Section 3 (I) of Import Export Control Act, 1950 and Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947, it is proved that Ayyan committed currency smuggling.
It may mention here that the model was arrested by the Pakistan Customs officials at Islamabad airport in March, 2015 when she was allegedly trying to smuggle the huge foreign currency to Dubai.
