Court sends accused on 7-day judicial remand
HYDERABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Hyderabad has been granted seven-day judicial remand of the four accused allegedly involved in smuggling of 130,000 litres of Iranian diesel into Pakistan.
As per details, ASO Hyderabad on the instruction of Collector Ahmed Mujtaba Memon in joint operation with rangers intercepted five oil tanker loaded with 130,000 litres of diesel bearing Registration Nos. TUA-840, NAk-796, CH-9291, TKY-696, TUA-579 in its jurisdiction and asked the drivers to produce legal documents of this Iranian diesel but they could present any document.
Therefore, ASO team impounded all the five oil tankers under the customs law and also arrested the drivers named Fazal Mohammad, Bashir Ahmed, Mohammad Ishaq and Muhammad Anwar. Officials claimed that total value of seized diesel was Rs 9.7 million in market.
Under the supervision of Additional Collector Omer Shafique and Assistant Collector Shahid Iqbal ASO team comprising Deputy Superintendent Sikandar Akbar Pahnwar, Mohammad Ali Lohar, Inspector Mohammad Pathan, Momin Shah and other participated in operation for foiling the smuggling bids in the region.
ASO lodged the FIR against the arrested person and presented them before the court, where all the accused were sent on seven-day judicial remand for further interrogation.
