MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs team foiled a bid to smuggle foreign currency and arrested a couple at Multan International Airport during joint operation with Anti-Narcotics force.
Sources told Customs Today that Assistant Collector Ahmad Zaheer already enhanced scrutiny at Multan International Airport on the direction of the collector to thwart any attempt of smuggling and money laundering.
Customs Appraisement has enhanced monitoring of the passengers good to avoid any attempt of smuggling and money laundering at Multan International Airport. Assistant Collector Ahmad Zaheer received credible information that smuggling attempt from passenger could be done through Multan International Airport.
Customs staff deputed at Multan International Airport was alerted and enhanced vigilant to prevent any attempt of smuggling. They recovered £29180 from the luggage of two passengers during the vigilant examination at search counter of Anti-Narcotics Force and Customs .Anti-Narcotics Force and Customs found that passenger was trying to make money laundering as passenger have not filled their declaration form to declare their foreign currency. Both passengers were going to United Kingdom through
Said accused were identified as Abdul Sattar son of Shadi and Majeedah Sattar wife of Abdul Sattar. Both were resident of Chak # 69/4r tehsil Haroonabad district Bahawalnagar and they were travelling to United Kingdom through flight Flydubai flight no: FZ340 from Multan International Airport.
Customs teams asked them about recovered foreign currency and accused informed them that they sold their property and they are taking their legal money. Both accused were settled in United Kingdom and they missed their flight due to investigation of Customs. Said accused were asked to submit evidence of their sold property paper for clearance of their recovered foreign currency.
Customs teams detained foreign currency and started further investigations from them about money laundering. Further investigations are still under process.
