LAHORE: Customs Preventive Lahore Allama Iqbal Airport has foiled a bid to smuggle Rs 5.2 million foreign currency from Lahore to Muscat and arrested the accused sources told Customs Today.
As per details, the accused Shahbaz Ahmad a resident of Gujranwala hide 20,412 Omani Rial under his clothes and was held by the Airport Customs Authorities after his suspicious activities.
The accused was set for traveling from Air Blue PA 450 however, he was arrested by the customs authorities before boarding. The accused has tactfully fixed the Omani Riyals with his body which was removed by the customs authorities in the presence of Customs ADC Sumer Ahmad Tarar while inspector Nadeem Iqbal and others were also present. The Customs I&P has lodged an FIR and started further investigations.
