KARACHI: In order to tighten noose around the smugglers and their facilitators, the Pakistan Customs has approached the Pakistan Rangers to launch operation against the smugglers at Naval Colony and its adjoining localities.
The Naval Colony located at Mauripur-Shershah road and the Lyari areas have hideouts of smugglers and their facilitators. However, the main smugglers are from Afghanistan.
Chief Collector Enforcement-South Zahid Khokhar told Customs Today that Pakistan Customs had formally approached the Pakistan Rangers to start operation against smugglers and the facilitators hiding at Naval Colony and its surrounding areas so that the menace of smuggling could be eliminated.
With the commitment to stop smuggling, Khokhar said in the running year the customs authorities had arrested smugglers who were trying to smuggle 369,180 litters of diesel worth Rs 31.215 million.
“And, huge quantity of contraband goods including charas, liquor, gutka etc worth Rs 90.061 million; huge quantity of merchandize goods including black tea, cigarettes, cloth, electronic, mobile phones, tyre, cosmetics valued at Rs 29.116 million; non custom paid vehicles, wooden launch and 50 vehicles worth Rs 86.231 million”, Khokhar added.
While in the recent past, the Customs Preventive staff also foiled a smuggling bid through a passenger bus and confiscated goods having value at Rs 12.965 million, he said.
