LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has imposed a penalty of Rs200000 on a Chinese national and ordered the imprisonment until the end of the court proceedings. The accused was booked at the Lahore Airport while attempting to smuggle foreign currencies.
Last Tuesday, investigation and prosecution team of the customs preventive had presented the accused before the court of Tahir Sabir which sent him to jail on judicial remand.
Earlier, Pakistan Customs Preventive and Airport Security Force arrested the Chinese passenger for said offence at the Lahore airport.
The foreign national, who was going to Bangkok by an international airline, was held during a checking at the Allama Iqbal International Airport following the recovery of foreign currencies worth Rs2.5 million.
The Pakistan Customs officials have recovered $20,000 and 15,000 Chinese Yuan from his possession. The accused was shifted to an unknown place for interrogation in the custody of the officials of Pakistan Customs.
A passenger can carry up to $10,000 or equivalent notes of another currency while going abroad.
A number of currencies-smuggling cases have been registered in the last two months. The Pakistan Customs Preventive has thwarted many currencies-smuggling attempts at the Allama Iqbal International Airport and recovered millions of dollars that were being smuggled from Lahore into other countries.
