Pakistani indicted for smuggling

Pakistani indicted for smuggling

TANGERANG (JP): A Pakistani identified as Munaf A Latif, 40,
was indicted at Tangerang District Court for attempting to
smuggle out three boxes of pornographic video compact discs
(VCDs) to Pakistan by airplane through Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport.

Prosecutor Supriati said in her indictment at the trial
presided over by Judge Tukiran that the defendant tried to
smuggle out the VCDs on Dec. 1.

The goods, which were handled by PT Muskindo Ekspress, were
listed on the airway bill as computer spare parts, including CD
ROMs, she said.

When they were checked by customs officers at the airport,
however, it was uncovered that the contents of the boxes differed
from that stated on the airway bill, she said.

Saiful Bahri, one of the two customs officers giving
testimonies at the trial, said he was suspicious because the
packing was very poor for computer spare parts, namely in the
form of plastic bags.

"Based on the suspicion, the boxes were thoroughly checked and
the case later handed over to the police," Saiful said. (41/hhr)