MULTAN: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has approved three days physical remand of accused involved in smuggling of contraband items.
According to details, Investigation and Prosecution (I&P) team of Multan Customs produced two accused before the Customs Court after their arrest. Multan Customs requested for physical remand of accused in smuggling of contraband items.
It is important to mention here that Anti-Smuggling Organization has carried out successful operation on direction of Collector Saud Imran Ahmad in the Multan Cantonment area of Uppel Shaheed Road and Dhobi Mohallah on the credible information from their sources.
Alleged smugglers have dumped huge quantity of contraband items in their private storerooms and they were supplying these contraband items to retailers of South Punjab.
Multan Customs teams intercepted huge quantity of contraband items of foreign origin including Gutka, chewing tobacco, Ratna, Pan Parag, Sheesha flavors, cigarettes and others on the said information.
Customs anti-smuggling squad arrested the two persons in their which were identified as Muhammad Naeem and Arslan Khan during their action. Customs teams shifted the seized goods in Customs House and completed valuation of contraband items. Anti-Smuggling Organization formed advance information report of action taken against contraband items.
Multan Customs Investigation and Prosecution found that said seized contraband goods were belong to main suspect Ameer Khan Pan Shop who was dealing with these non-customs paid goods and smuggled items.
Customs Court adjourned hearing of smuggled contraband items till September 18 and granted three days physical remand of accuse for further investigation.
