KARACHI: The Customs Court issued non-bailable warrants against suspect Muhammad Suleman, Sanaullah and Asmatullah Khan, who were booked in a case of attempting to smuggle non-duty paid betel nuts.
On December 20, 2018, investigation officer of Customs Port Muhammad Bin Qasim submitted interim challan against the above-mentioned suspects and informed the court that on an actionable information, customs officials intercepted a Nissan truck bearing registration no: TLG 369 and recovered 175 gunny bags containing foreign origin betel nuts each weighing 100 kilograms, total 17500 kilograms, some bags bearing mark as M/s CHAI Trading Co Ltd and some as Nawaz-I (Njunu) worth Rs4,812,500.
He further submitted that suspects namely Toheed Akhtar and Muhammad Ishaq are in jail on judicial custody, however, the prosecution is trying its best for the arrest of absconding suspects.
After the hearing, the court accepted interim challan and issued non-bailable warrants against absconding suspects.
The case was registered against them for violation of section 2 (s) 156 (2) 157 (2) and 178 of Customs Act, 1969 punishable under clause 8 & 89 of section 156 (i) ibid read with Section 3(i) of Imports & Export Control Act, 1950.
