ISLAMABAD: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has sent two suspects of cell phones smuggling named Ubaidullah and Abdul Qadoos on judicial remand by rejecting the customs request of physical remand for interrogation.
The accused persons, who were arrested on Thursday by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation, during interrogation, revealed that they are Afghan refugees. While the customs officials have also recovered the cards issued to Afghan refugees by the government. An accused, Ubaidullah, lives in Peshawar, while Abdul Qadoos lives in Chakwal.
Both have confessed that they were going to supply cell phones in a Rawalpindi-based market and involved in this smuggling since long.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Customs Intelligence in a confidential report has revealed that different groups of Afghan refugees are involved in smuggling and illegal trade with the help of black sheep in the police.
