KARACHI: The Custom Intelligence and Investigation seized Indian origin gutka worth Rs 2 million, which was recovered from a truck during a raid.
According to the details, the intelligence team following credible information received through Director Customs Intelligence-anti-smuggling Asif Marghoob Ahmed Siddiqui conducted a raid to hold smuggled goods.
Additional Director Nadeem Ahsan made a team headed by Deputy Superintendent Hajji Aslam and consisting of Inspector Parvez Ahmed Zardari, Muhammad Aqmal Hashmi, Rana Ansram, Munwar Ali, and Khuram Saeed. The team intercepted a truck on R.C.D highway, Karachi and recovered 70 cartons of gutka of assorted brands, which are sold at high cost in Pakistan.
However, no one has been arrested in this case, as the driver of the truck did not have information about the gutka and he was just providing transportation facilities. Officials said that further investigations are underway, in this regard.
The officials said that all the Indian gutka hs been took into custody, besides registering a case, the custom case number is M-2143/DCI/SEIZ/2015.
Talking to Customs Today, Customs Intelligence Officer Rana Ansram, Munwar Ali and Khurram Saeed said that after the visit of Director General Imtiaz Ahmed, custom intelligence staff has recovered numbers of non custom paid goods, which are expensive and also banned in Pakistan. They said that custom intelligence will curtail the flow of smuggled goods from other countries into Pakistan.
