KARACHI: Customs Court judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi on Monday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of the absconding suspects, Ismail Kaloodi, Abdullah Kaloodi, Muhammad Nasir, Muhammad Arshad, proprietor of M/s A.F Enterprises, Muhammad Asad, director of M/s City Steel UAE Mills, Abdul Rahim Abdul Abdullah Merdas, Faisal Abdul Rahim Ahmed Abdullah and Aqil in betel nuts smuggling case.
According to the interim charge sheet, a team of Anti-Smuggling Organization found two containers loaded on the vehicles near Shan Chowrangi, Korani Road, Karachi.
The divers presented the documents, showing a consignment of 14 containers, including the two containers which were cleared from MCC Port Qasim. During the search, the customs authorities recovered 80,025 kilogram betel nuts worth Rs 20 million from the seized containers.
He said that during the investigation, it has been established without doubt that the suspects in collusion with other accomplices smuggled betel nuts under the garb of waste and scrap of iron and cleared under HS Code 7204.4100. Hence, they have, individually and collectively, violated the provisions of section customs laws.
According to the charge sheet suspect Habibullah Khan son of Malik Muhammad Akbar, Muhammad Imran son of Muhammad Yaqoob, Amjad Khan son of Munsif Khan are in custody, however, Muhammad Shoaib Arshad, Director of M/s City Steel UAE Mills is on bail.
As per charge sheet Ismail Kaloodi son of Abdul Kaloodi, Abdullah Kaloodi son of Abdul Shakoor Kaloodi, Muhammad Nasir allies Dhood Dati son of Taj Muhammad, Muhammad Arshad son of Muhammad Bashir, proprietor of M/s A.F Enterprises, Muhammad Asad son of Muhammad Arshad, director of M/s City Steel UAE Mills, Abdul Rahim Abdul Abdullah Merdas son of Abdul Abdullah Merdas, Faisal Abdul Rahim Ahmed Abdullah son of Abdul Abdullah Merdas and Aqil son of Muhammad Yaseen are still absconders in the case.
