LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has adjourned the hearing of a case filed against two female suspects who are allegedly involved in smuggling of 14 kilograms gold and currency from Multan International Airport.
Sources told Customs Today that the customs team recovered 14 kilograms of gold which was worn by both the women in shape of jewellery along with 39,000 Saudi riyals and United Arab Emirates dirhams.
The Multan customs had seized the gold and foreign currency approximately worth Rs 64.6 million and lodged an FIR against the both the arrested women on the charges of smuggling and money laundering.
Earlier, Customs Special Judge Chaudhry Ameer Muhammad Khan had approved their physical remand and then sent them to jail on judicial trial.
Both the arrested females are in jail for their judicial trial and the Court of Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling has rejected their bail pleas.
