LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has extended the date of hearing against an accused who was arrested from Lahore with a truck loaded with non-duty paid expensive tyres.
Sources told Customs Today that the suspect was arrested when a team of customs intelligence intercepted a truck which was coming from Quetta near Thokar Niaz Baig. During searching of the truck, the officials found a huge quantity of smuggled tyres which were tactfully hidden and packed. Different brands of tyres were recovered from the truck, including costly tyres of Pajero, Mazada trucks and other vehicles.
Sources said that the market value of the seized tyres is almost of Rs 5 million and that were being carried to Lahore for a businessman Matiur Rehman.
The customs team produced the accused before the court from where the judge handed him over to the customs team for interrogation for four days under physical remand and then he was sent to jail for judicial trial. During Saturday’s hearing, the accused also got bail from the court.
