ISLAMABAD: Customs Intelligence and Investigation Director General Shaukat Ali tasked Assistant Director Headquarters Maryam Khalid with curbing money laundering.
The DG has assigned her complete authorities in this regard, besides giving her the charge of all under-trial money laundering cases. Customs Intelligence Deputy Director Khaldun ul Haq following the instruction of the DG has issued notification regarding the new assignment of Assistant Director Maryam.
The department currently has a high profile and most important case of model Ayyan Ali with regard to money laundering that will now be followed by the assistant director.
The Customs Intelligence has moved Islamabad High Court against Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling, Rawalpindi on not granting permission for initiating investigation in Ayyan Ali’s case. The hearing of the case is expected in last week of November 2016.
Meanwhile, Maryam Khalid has started work on the case in order to defend it in the court. The intelligence has stance that Bahria Town has already refused the story of model Ayyan Ali regarding sale of plots to collect the recovered money from her possession.
The intelligence has strong belief that recovered amount is of money laundering; therefore, permission should be granted for investigations.
Ayyan Ali was arrested by the Customs officials at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport following the recovery of $506,800, which is the exact amount of money she allegedly tried to smuggle out of the country. After her arrest, the model has made various revelations regarding the sources of recovered amount.
