KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorate (Preventive) has seized 1350 gram gold jewellery from the baggage of an incoming passenger at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
According to details, early morning on September 1, 2015, the Customs staff intercepted a passenger Shahzad Ahmad at Green Channel of the International Arrival Hall of the Jinnah International Airport.
According to travel documents, the passenger arrived from Dubai by newly introduced Emirates Airlines Flight EK-618. Observing some abnormalities of his behaviour, the Customs conducted a thorough search of the passenger’s suitcase and recovered gold jewellery weighing 1350 grams which the passenger had artfully concealed in rechargeable batteries of two emergency lights and an electric fan. The recovered gold jewellery has been valued at Rs 5 million.
Consequently, the accused passenger who had visited Dubai twice in a month has been arrested and a prosecution case under Customs Act, 1969 has been registered against him. The Court of Special Judge (Customs and Taxation), Karachi has remanded the accused passenger to Customs custody for finalizing the investigations.
