KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi has sent two suspects, Ahmed Mirza, Head (CSD) M/S AICT, Mehdi Sherwani, Manager (CSF-Shed) M/s AICT to Customs Department on physical remand for two days. Both the suspects were booked in a mega tax evasion case.
During the hearing, investigation officer of Collectorate of Customs Appraisement West produced the suspects before the court and submitted that the customs officials recovered mobile phones, tablets and batteries from a container.
The investigation officer informed the court that the accused imported mobile phones, tablets and batteries in the garb of pallets disperse dyes code of goods 3204.11 and 4 pallets refrigerator parts code of goods 8418.99 and others goods, involving duties and taxes of millions of rupees.
After his arguments, the court sent them on physical remand and directed him to produce them on the next date of hearing along with progress report.
A case was registered against owner of M/s Arham & Co, Lahore, Ahmed Mirza Head (CSD) M/s AICT, Mehdi Sherwani, Manager (CSF-Shed) M/s AICT, Muhammad Hasan, Operation Manager, M/s Allied Xpert Logistics and others to be ascertained during the investigation for violation of 2 (s), 16, 32, 43 to 45, 138, 155D, 155E, 155H, 1551 and 178 of the Customs Act, 1969, read with SRO 566 (1)/ 2005 dated 06/06/2005 and section 3 (1) of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950 punishable under clauses 8, 9, 14, 100 & 101 of section 156 (1) of the Customs Act, 1969, read with section 3 (3) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 and section 148 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2000, further read with appendix-B of import policy order.
