LAHORE: A Duty Judge of the Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has rejected a bail plea of an accused arrested in the currency smuggling.
According to Customs Today, Arshad Ali, Duty Judge, turned down the bail plea of one Akhtar Mehmood apprehended from the Lahore airport.
Earlier, the Customs Vigilance team detained the man at the Allama Iqbal International Airport set to depart for China with an unusual amount of US dollars. A team of Pakistan customs detained the accused with an amount of US dollars of 16000. He was travelling to Chuna by a foreign airline.
The man was taken into custody for questioning and subsequently a case was registered against him. He was produced before the court for physical remand.
Pakistan Customs has lodged a case against the accused under Pakistan Customs Act-1969.
