LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling issued a 14-day judicial remand of a suspect in currency smuggling case on Monday.
Suspect Shahbaz Ahmad was produced before the court where investigation officer Muhammad Usman stated that no more physical remand of the accused was required so the court can send him to jail on judicial trial. Shahbaz was in the customs custody on physical remand for three days.
After hearing arguments from the Customs lawyer, the court granted 14-day judicial remand of the accused and sent him to jail.
It is pertinent to mention here that Shahbaz Ahmad was arrested on last Wednesday when Customs Preventive at Lahore airport foiled a bid to smuggle Rs 5.2 million foreign currency from Lahore to Muscat.
The accused was set for travelling from Air Blue flight No. PA 450 however, he was arrested by the customs authorities before boarding. The accused tactfully fixed the Omani riyals with his body which was removed by the customs authorities in the presence of Customs ADC Sumer Ahmad Tarar while inspector Nadeem Iqbal and others were also present on the occasion.
