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