KARACHI: Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling Court judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi has sent a suspect, Muhammad Saleem, to the customs department on physical remand until July 6, 2017. He was booked for attempting to smuggle gold slabs weighing 413.320 grams.
During the hearing, the investigation officer produced the suspect in the court and submitted that officials of the customs preventive intercepted him at the arrival lounge of Jinnah International Airport Karachi on June 29, 2017 and recovered gold slabs weighing 413.320 from him. The tentative value of the slabs is Rs 1.7 million.
He also informed the court that during the search, the accused was asked to produced legal documents of the goods. However, he did not produce any legal and lawful documents, therefore, he was arrested and the gold was seized. He requested the court that prosecution needs further investigations, therefore, the court may send the suspect on physical remand.
After hearing the arguments, the court sent him to the customs department and directed the investigation officer to produce him on the next date of hearing along with progress report.
According to the prosecution, case was registered under section 2 (s) and 16 of Customs Act, 1969 read with SRO-666/2006 punishable under clauses (8) of section 156 (i) ibi
