LAHORE: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling heard 15 important cases on Friday and recorded statements and issued necessary directions.
On Friday, at least 15 cases were scheduled for hearing, which includes pre-arrest bail pleas of accused as well. The court adjourned bail pleas of Muhammad Yosuf, Muhammad Mehboob, Muhammad Razman and Qamar Khan until the next hearing. All of the pleas were moved by the accused in different cases of smuggling which are registered in Lahore and Gujranwala.
The Customs Court has also adjourned a case of smuggling of narcotics against Akbar Sheikh in which he was produced before the court and recorded his statement.
The cases, including tax evasion, customs, smuggling and narcotics, were scheduled for the day.
The court also proceeded on statements and witnesses on five different cases for today. Attendance of accused in six cases was also scheduled in the Court of Chauhdary Ameer Muhammad Khan.
The court has heard cases of different areas of Punjab including Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Jhelum.