LAHORE: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has approved judicial remand of suspect who is allegedly involved in tyres smuggling case.
Sources told Customs Today that the Multan Customs Intelligence arrested accused Abdul Rehman who is a resident of Multan following the recovery of 200 allegedly smuggled tyres from his warehouse. The tyres for trucks, cars and buses worth Rs 3 million were recovered during the raid, as these were allegedly brought into country without payment of duty and taxes.
Customs Intelligence registered a case against the accused under Section (1) s, 156, (1), (89) and 178 of Pakistan Customs Act, 1969 and produced him before the Customs Court on Wednesday.
Specials Judge Chaudhary Ameer Muhammad Khan had sent the accused to jail on judicial remand for 14 days for further prosecution.
