KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi on Monday issued non-bail able warrants against absconding suspects, Zeeshan Akhtar, Zeeshan Yousaf, Kashif Hussain and Muhammad Azam Hussain for attempting to smuggle mobile phones (Q-Mobile) and other goods in the garb of LED lights.
During the hearing, investigation officer submitted an interim charge sheet against M/s Digicom Trading (Private) Limited and informed the court that a team of Anti-Smuggling Organization raided Central Plaza in Sadder and found a container no-KKFU-72555703 loaded on a trawler no TLT-374. A search was carried out in presence of two musheers which led to the recovery of a huge quantity of mobile phones stuffed in the container.
He also submitted that subsequently the said container was loaded on the vehicle which was brought at ASO/HQ, a thorough search was conducted in the presence of the said musheers, and recovered 27,200 Q-Mobile phones, 35,790 other assorted brands and models of mobile phones and 531 Amazon tablets which were smuggled by the suspect in the garb of LED lights. The tentative value of the smuggled goods is Rs 284,470,000 and evaded duty and taxes are in the tune of Rs103, 702, 340 approximately. The investigation officer further informed the court that no suspect has yet been arrest. However, the department is trying its best to arrest them, he said.
According to the prosecution was registered for violation of under section 2 (s) 16, 32 (1) & (2) 32A, 79, 80, 157 and 178 of the customs act, 1969 read with import policy order 2016 punishable under section 156 (1) (8) (89) (9) (9) (14) (14A) (43) (44) (45) & 156 (2) ibid read with section 3, 6, 7A, 33, 34 of the Sales Tax Act 1990, further read with section 148 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001.
