KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi has sent suspects namely Adamjee son of Ghulam Muhammad and Sumaiya Adamjee wife of Adamjee to Central Jail Karachi on judicial remand. The couple was booked for attempting to smuggle assorted gold jewellery 21K, weighing 1,338 grams worth Rs 5.55 million.
During the hearing, the investigation officer produced the suspects before the court and informed that they were intercepted at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, who were coming from Dubai on flight number FZ-331.
He further informed the court that during the search, the customs team found assorted gold jewellery weighing 1,338 gram wroth of Rs 5.55 million from them. The suspects were asked to produce legal documents, however, they failed to provide any lawful document, and therefore, customs officials arrested them and the gold jewellery was also taken into custody.
After his arguments, court sent them to jail and directed jail authorities to produce them before the court on next date of hearing, court also directed investigation officer to submit charge sheet against them.
Case was registered for violation of under section 2 (s) 16 & 139 of the customs act, 1969 punishable under clause (8) (89) of (70) of section 155 (i) ibid, read with baggage rules notified vide SRO-666(1)/2006 dated 28/06/2006 & section 3(iii) of Import & Export (Control) Act 1950.
