KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi awarded 12 days imprisonment and Rs 100,000 fine to suspect namely Murtaza son of Mustafa, who was booked for attempting to smuggle contraband foreign currency worth Rs 3,717,300 from Dubai to Karachi.
During the hearing, the investigation officer produced the suspect before the court who moved a petition for pleading guilty and left himself on the mercy of the court.
After arguments, the court framed charge against suspect and awarded 12 days imprisonment and Rs 100,000 fine to him as already undergone, if fine is not paid than he shall suffer further two months in Central Jail Karachi.
According to the prosecution, on a credible information, a team of the Anti-Smuggling Organization intercepted a passenger namely Murtaza at Jinnah International Airport Karachi and searched his bag, during the search, officials of the customs department recovered UAE Dirham 1,05,500 Saudi Riyal 25,000 from his possession, suspect was asked to explain his lawful position, however, he failed to explain and produced lawful documents and reasons, therefore, he was taken into custody along with smuggled foreign currency.
Case was registered against him for violation of under section 2 (s) of the customs act, 1969 punishable under clauses (8) of section 156 (i) ibid read with notification of state bank of Pakistan dated 01/06/2015.
It is also necessary to mention here that Customs Court a comphrensive strategy is being adopted by Customs Court for early dispoal of pending cases on priority basis.
