LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has approved a 14-day judicial custody of seven suspects involved in smuggling of different items from Afghanistan to Pakistan.
Sources told Customs Today that accused Asadul Latif, Shahnawaz, Noor Jan, Noor Ahmad, Hazarat Ali, Abdul Waheed and Jalil Ahmad were arrested in Dera Ghazi Khan. Trucks loaded with smuggled new and used tyres, motor oils and auto parts were loaded on the trucks.
Customs Intelligence DG Khan has registered a case against suspects under the Pakistan Customs Act of 1969 and produced them before the Court of Chaudary Ameer Muhammad Khan. The officials got physical remand and after that judicial custody of the suspects.
The Customs court ordered their judicial custody for 14 days and sent them to jail for further action and trial.
