KARACHI: The Customs Court approved interim charge sheet against suspects Saeed Khan, Muhammad Sabir, Rafeeq and Shahryar Kharal in a case of attempting to smuggle non-duty paid 10,896 liters high speed diesel.
On 1 October 2019, investigation officer of customs preventive submitted interim charge sheet and informed the court that on an information, customs preventive team intercepted an ISUZU oil tanker bearing registration number SWN-133 and carrying non-duty paid smuggled diesel oil parked at Katiar Pump, National Highway, Karachi.
He stated that during the search, customs team found high speed diesel which was smuggled from Balochistan and during the investigation it was revealed that said oil was smuggled on fake and fabricated documents.
He said that above-mentioned suspects are still absconders and prosecution is trying its best for their arrest and they will be produced when arrested. After the hearing, court approved interim charge sheet and issued their non-bailable warrants for next date of hearing.
According to the prosecution, case was registered for violation under section 2(s) 157 (2) of customs act, 1969 punishable under clause (89) of section 156 (i) ibid read with section 156 (2) of the Customs Act, 1969 further read with section 3 (1) of Imports & Export Control Act, 1950.