LAHORE: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has recorded statements of witnesses in a case of BOPP film smuggling against an accused, Shaukat Ali.
The Customs Court has expedited the proceeding against Shaukat Ali, who was released on bail after a long judicial trial by the court and in other cases to conclude the maximum cases before summer vacations. The final arguments in the case are underway, while the court has adjourned the case for next week.
According to the details, Shaukat Ali was arrested when the Customs Intelligence raided a warehouse in Shahdra area of Lahore and recovered huge quantity of polyethylene material, which was smuggled from Iran. The officials seized 10,950 kilogram of plastic material worth Rs 1.9 million.
A case was registered against Shaukat Ali under Section 2(s), 16, 156, (1) and 178 of Pakistan Customs Act, 1969.
