LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has asked the Customs Investigation and Prosecution to complete the investigation challan against the accused in the next hearing of the money laundering case. The court had approved a 14-day judicial remand of the accused who was arrested in a currencies-smuggling case.
An accused Faisal Hussain was apprehended by the customs preventive authorities at the Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore.
The customs authorities, during a search of his luggage, found a huge quantity of various currencies. Accused Faisal Hussain was trying to smuggle currencies of Rs2million. The customs authorities found dollars, Euros, Pounds and Pakistani currency in his luggage.
The customs investigation team presented him before the customs court for getting his physical remand to investigate more on the issue that was granted by the court. After the completion of the remand, customs team presented him again before the court and told the court that all the investigation has been done so court can send him to jail.
The customs preventive held the accused while making an attempt to smuggle said currencies from Lahore into Europe. The customs investigation team had presented him before the court of Special Judge of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling Shakeel Ahmad and asked for a 14-day judicial remand.
The customs authorities have registered a case against him under Pakistan CustomsAct-1969.
