LAHORE: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has approved the extension of judicial remand of a suspect involved in gold smuggling case for another 14 days.
As per details available to Customs Today, the Airport Security Force (ASF) recovered two and half kilogram gold from a passenger at the Lahore airport. The passenger, identified as Rai Umar, was on board for a Sharjah bound flight.
The clue of gold was found on search through scanning machine at the airport. The ASF conducted the initial interrogation and handed him over to the Custom Department for further investigations.
The customs team presented the accused before the Customs Court, where Special Judge Chaudhary Ameer Muhammad Khan sent him to jail on judicial remand for 14 days.
It is necessary to mention here that the worth of gold seized in the action is more than Rs 8 million in international market.
