LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has approved a 14-day judicial remand of an accused held in currencies’ smuggling case.
Accused Faisal Hussain was arrested by the Customs Preventive Authorities at the Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore. The customs authorities at the Allama Iqbal Airport, during a search of his luggage, found a large number of currency notes. Accused Faisal Hussain was trying to smuggle currencies of Rs02million. The customs authorities found dollars, Euros, Pounds and Pakistani currency from his luggage. The customs investigation team had presented him before the customs court for getting their physical remand to investigate more on the issue that was approved by the court.
After the completion of the remand, customs team had presented him again before the court and told the court that all the investigation had been completed, so court could send him to jail.
The preventive authorities apprehended the accused who was attempting to smuggle the currencies from Lahore into Europe.
The customs investigation team had presented him before the court of a Special Judge of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling, Tahir Sabir, and asked for his judicial remand of 14 days.
The customs has registered a case against the accused and launched an investigation as well after confiscating the cell phones that they were trying to smuggle.
The customs authorities have registered a case against him under Pakistan Customs Act-1969.
