KARACHI: Customs Preventive team has foiled a money laundering bid after taking an action at Karachi airport.
According to the details, the staff of the Pakistan Customs Preventive deputed at the departure lounge of the Jinnah International Airport intercepted a citizen and asked for the checking of travel documents as well as the luggage.
During the physical search of the passenger named Murtaza, a huge quantity of foreign currency was recovered. The passenger Murtaza was travelling from Karachi to Dubai through flight no FZ332 by Dubai Airline.
The source informed Customs Today that the passenger was carrying 150,000 UAE Dirham as well as Saudi Riyal 25,000 that worth Rs 3 million.
The Source also informed that the passenger culprit Murtaza was carrying the foreign currency in his shoes and some of the foreign currency was stitched with his clothes in the hidden places.
The Custom Preventive officer has lodged the case against the culprit and has presented him before the court. The honorable court has granted the possession of the culprit to the Customs officers for further investigation.
The source said that it is expected that the culprit curing the investigation will reveal names involve in the heinous crime of money laundering.