KARACHI: Teams of Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) have raided main office of M/s Digicom (Private) Limited situated at Forum Shopping Centre in Clifton area and recovered import record of the company as well as functional billing and payments, source said.
Source from I&I told Customs Today that after the submission of interim charge sheet against the company in the customs court, now the investigations have been extended to other aspects of the case.
“After lodging an FIR against the company for tax evasion and smuggling of Q-Mobiles worth over Rs 1.5 billion under the garb of LED lights, the Customs I&I teams raided five places, including the houses of chief executive officer (CEO) Zeeshan Akhtar, Director Zeeshan Yousuf and a bungalow in DHA, the company’s main office in Dolman Mall and another important office at Forum Centre,” officials informed.
In the last raid, a team of the Customs I&I took over 500 files into its custody from the main office of the company.
“Until, we submit the interim charge sheet against the company we were focusing to investigate on clearance of four containers by the company but now investigation has been broadened, covering the company’s total import during the last several years, involvement of custom officers, role of green channel, automation and RSM in this mega scam,” sources said.
Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation pursued total five suspects in the FIR, two have been arrested including CFO Babar Sultan and Manager Mohammad Ammad while three suspects are still on the run, including CEO Zeeshan Akhar, Director Zeeshan Yousuf and a private person Kashif who has been termed as mastermind in the case.
