PESHAWAR: A bid to smuggle fertilizer to Afghanistan was foiled by the Customs authorities and Khasadar at Torkham border, the officials informed on Sunday.
Sources said, Khasadar troops were busy in their routine checking when they stopped a loaded trailer bearing registration no.KBL-26363 for examination. During search, 375 bags of fertilizer were recovered which were concealed under the cement bags. The driver of the truck was identified as Sharifullah, who is a Afghan citizen and was arrested and a case has been lodged against him.
Fertilizer is one of the items that has been prohibited for exports as the commodity can be utilized in making of explosive devices.
