KARACHI: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling put off till January 13 a case pertaining to the smuggling of a huge quantity of liquor into the country. Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi adjourned the case due to absence of the accused persons’ counsel.
According to the prosecution, Pakistan Customs Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation had seized a huge quantity of whisky and alcohol beverages of assorted brands which were concealed inside 18 rolls of test liner and recycle liner paper.
The goods seized included 3,340 bottles of Black Label, 1,030 bottles of Red Label, 993 bottles of White & Mac, 298 bottles of Cattos, 181 bottles of Vodka, 260 bottles of Cordier, 212 bottles of Grant, 1 bottle of Medoc, four bottles of Listel, 141 bottles of Chivas Regal, 293 cases of 6,816 cans of Beer Carlsberg.
Subsequently, an FIR was registered against accused Abdul Dawood, the proprietors of M/s A-Z Corporation, his accomplices Shahid Khatri, Muhammad Zubair, Jawad Ghaffar, Rashid Iqbal, and Saleem aka Mamo. Earlier, the court had imposed a fine of Rs 500,000 each on accused Shahid Khatri and Jawad when they pleaded guilty to their involvement in the crime and ordered their release.
