Supermodel Ayyan sent to Adiala jail for 'smuggling' $500,000

Ayyan sent on 14-day judicial remand after being caught at Islamabad airport

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RAWALPINDI:
Custom officials arrested model and actor Ayyan from Islamabad airport on Saturday allegedly for money laundering, Express News reported.

Ayyan was caught with $500,000 which she was allegedly smuggling to Dubai.

The supermodel has been sent on a 14-day judicial remand to Adiala jail.

Further, a special customs court has admitted a plea seeking Ayyan’s bail.



Ayyan was set to board an Emirates airline to Dubai and according to Airport Security Force did not declare that she was carrying a large sum of money.

A money laundering case has been filed against her and she will soon be presented to a court.

Ayyan recently moved to Europe where she is working on taking up a new career in music.

Read: The allure of Ayyan

In 2011, renowned singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was arrested by Indian authorities for carrying a large amount of undeclared foreign currency.

Read: Rahat freed but faces currency probe

 

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