LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling approved two days physical remand of an accused who was arrested in mobile smuggling case.
According to details an accused Agha Farrukh was arrested by the customs investigation authorities from Faisalabad after investigation from the accused Tayyab Manzoor who is in judicial remand now. Accused Agha Farukh is a facilitator of Tayab Manzoor in smuggling of mobile phones.
Earlier the Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling Court approved 14 days judicial remand of the accused who was arrested by the customs authorities from Faisalabad.
According to sources of customs today an accused Tayab Manzoo was booked by the Customs Preventive from Faisalabad airport while he reached from Bahrain. Accused Tayab was travelling via flight of Gulf Airways.
Customs team arrested him and found 60 cell phones hidden in his bag. Customs has registered a case against the accused Tayqb and launched investigation as well after confiscating the cell phones that he was trying to smuggle.
Customs investigation and prosecution team presented him before the judge of the customs court and asked him for his physical remand that the court has approved for two days for investigation to dig out the more accused behind the smuggling act. Worth of the cell phones was more than Rs 5 million.
Customs team has registered a case against him under Pakistan customs act 1969.
