LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has approved a 14-day judicial remand of an accused identified as Chinese citizen when he was booked at the Lahore Airport while attempting to smuggle foreign currencies.
The Investigation and Prosecution team of the Customs Preventive presented him before the court of Tahir Sabir on Tuesday. The customs court sent him to prison on judicial remand.
Earlier, the Pakistan Customs Preventive and Airport Security Force on Monday arrested a Chinese passenger for alleged currency-smuggling at the Lahore Airport.
A foreign national, who was going to Bangkok by an international airline, was held during checking at the Allama Iqbal International Airport following the recovery of foreign currency worth Rs2.5million. The Pakistan Customs officials have recovered $20,000 and 15,000 Chinese Yuan from his possession.
The accused was shifted to an unknown place for interrogation in the custody of the officials of Pakistan Customs. Pakistan Customs has registered a case against the accused under Pakistan Customs Act-1969.
A passenger can carry up to $10,000 or equivalent notes of another currency while going abroad. The SBP also clarified that people, travelling to or from Pakistan, can carry Rs10,000 in cash as earlier limit was Rs3,000.
A number of currency smuggling cases have been registered in the last two months.
