LAHORE: A Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has sentenced accused Tariq Mahmood to three year imprisonment after allegations of currency smuggling were proved in the court.
Tariq Mahmood was arrested by the Customs authorities from Allama Iqbal International Airport in 2012 when he was making an attempt to smuggle foreign currency to Gulf states. Customs arrested him red handed and produced him in the court where after trial of more than two years the Special Court has sent him to jail for three years.
Special Judge of the Court Nazeer Ahmad Gajna has also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on accused pay. The case was registered against Tariq Mahmood in 2012.