LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling has rejected the post arrest bail plea of an accused Agha Farrukh who was arrested in mobile smuggling case.
According to details an accused Agha Farukh was arrested by the Customs Investigation authorities from Faisalabad after investigation from the accused Tayab Manzoor who is in judicial remand now. Accused Agha Farukh is a facilitator of Tayab Manzoor who is involved in smuggling of mobile phones.
Earlier the Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling Court has approved 14 days judicial remand of the accused who was arrested by the customs authorities from Faisalabad.
Sources told Customs Today that accused Tayyab Manzoor was booked by the customs Preventive from Faisalabad International airport while he reached at airport from Bahrain. Accused Tayab was travelling via flight of Gulf Airways.
During search of the luggage of the goods Customs Preventive found mobile phones that he was trying to smuggle.
Customs authorities has registered a case against the accused Tayyab and launched investigations as well after confiscating the cell phones that he was trying to smuggle. Worth of the cell phones is more than Rs 5 million. Customs authorities after registered a case against him under Pakistan Customs Act 1969.
