MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement team deputed at Multan International Airport thwarted an attempt to smuggle foreign currency and arrested a passenger.
Sources told Customs Today that Multan Customs Enforcement enhanced scrutiny at Multan International Airport after the directions of Collector Dr.Rehmatullah Vistro to thwart any attempt of smuggling and money laundering.
Multan Customs received credible information that smuggling attempt from passenger could be done through Multan International Airport.
Customs staff deputed at Multan International Airport were alerted and enhanced vigilance to prevent any attempt of smuggling. Customs staff found luggage of passenger’s suspicious and recovered 1,00,000 Saudi Arabian Riyals of foreign currency during the vigilant examination at search counter of Customs. Almost Rs50000 of national currency was also recovered from possession of passenger. Customs found that passenger was trying to make money laundering as passenger have not filled his declaration form to declare foreign currency. Said Passengers was going to Saudi Arabia.
The accused was identified as Muhammad Boota son of Muhammad Din resident of Tibba Sultan Pur and he was travelling to Jeddah from Multan.
Multan Customs teams asked them about recovered foreign currency and accused informed them that he was going to travel for delivering foreign currency. Said accused was asked to submit evidence of his recovered foreign currency. Multan Customs has lodged criminal case against accused on the clear evidence of money laundering and further investigations about money laundering was still under way.
