KARACHI: Customs authorities on Thursday
arrested two people from Jinnah International Airport who
were attempting to smuggle foreign currency worth $50,000 from Karachi to Dubai.
A customs department spokesperson
said that a passenger named Muhammad Yaseen was
arrested during checking on a Dubai-bound flight.
During screening, the customs staff noticed a huge amount of money in a bag.
He further added that Customs S
uperintendent Muhammad Afzal, who was associated with
the passenger, was also taken into custody.
Both
were sent on remand after the
arrest.