KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorate Gwadar has foiled a major smuggling attempt and recovered around 1310 kilograms of hashish (charas) worth Rs 78.80 million.
Deputy Collector (Preventive) Aftab Ullah Shah told Customs Today that the customs foiled the bid on a tip off received from Zahid Khokhar, Chief Collector Enorcement South, that huge quantity of foreign origne narcotics will be smuggled to Afghanistan through Quetta and RCD Highway to Karachi and then abroad.
“Saeed Akram, Collector of Customs MCC Gwadar, constituted a team in the supervision of Additional Collector Junaid Ahmed Memon, MCC Gwadar Deputy Collector Preventive Aftab Ullah Shah to intercept and foil the smuggling bid.”
The team comprised Muhammad Saleem, Superintendent Preventive and staff of Mobile Squad Khurkhana Customs House Gaddani. The team held Naka of Khurkhara and on 1/12/15 at aroud 1100 hours a vehicle bearing registration no TKE-128 was seen coming from Quetta side which was signaled to stop, the deputy collector added.
The vehicle was loaded with crates of apples. The initial search led to detection of charas in some of the crates. Both the driver and cleaner of the vehicle were taken into custody and the vehicle was brougth inside Khurkhara check post for detail search.
The detail search of the vehicle recovery of 1310 kilograms of charas concealed in apples crates packed with rotten apples as covering material. two accused namely Hayat Khan and Muhammad Naeem were arrested on the spot and FIR no 48/2015 dated 1.12.2015 has been lodged under section 6,7,8 c CNSA 1997 for further investigation.
The market value of seized narcotics is about 78.80 million whereas that of vehicle and container is about 2.5 million. Further investigations into the matter are underway.
