KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi awarded a 15-day imprisonment and a fine of Rs100000 to a suspect named Khair Muhammad S/o Noora Khan booked in a case of attempting to smuggle non-duty-paid foreign origin 17,000 liters of high speed diesel.
During the hearing, abovementioned suspect appeared before the court along with his counsel and moved an application with the confession to the crime. After the arguments, the court framed a charge against him and awarded a 15-day imprisonment and a fine of Rs100000 as undergone period.
On the last date of hearing, Investigation Officer had submitted a challan against the held suspect and informed the court that the Anti-Smuggling Organization intercepted a Hinotrack and recovered 17,000 liters of Iranian HSD oil valued at Rs1.4million.
He further informed the court that, during a raid, customs officials asked the suspect to produce the lawful documents of said oil but he failed to do so therefore. After the formalities, the customs officials apprehended the accused and seized the said oil.
