LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has approved a 14-day judicial remand of the accused who was arrested by the customs authorities from Lahore Airport.
Sources told Customs Today that a suspect, Ibrar Islam, was arrested by the customs preventive from Allama Iqbal International Airport while he was travelling for Muscat. During search of his luggage, the customs officials found 550 gram gold that he was trying to smuggle from Lahore to the Gulf state. The Customs registered a case against Ibrar and seized the gold.
The Customs investigation and prosecution team presented him before the customs court and sought his physical remand that the court approved for three days.
Now he was again produced before the customs court that has been sent to jail on judicial demand. The Customs authorities have registered a case against him under Pakistan Customs Act 1969.
