LAHORE: Customs Preventive team deputed at Allama Iqbal International Airport have foiled bid to smuggle 6500 dandas of non duty paid cigarettes to USA, officials sources said.
The sources said that the accused party under the disguise of garments attempted to illegally export local and foreigner made cigarettes worth Rs 1.3 million. The sources said that owners and representatives of M/s Lasani MSH and others booked garments for USA. The customs authorities, when examined recovered huge quantity of local and international cigarettes from garments.
The customs authorities examined the garments in front of the representative of the company M/s Lasani. The name of the representative is Iftikahr who was arrested by the customs authorities after the fully satisfied that the cigarettes were to be smuggled illegally under the disguise of export of garments.
The sources aid that the authorities recovered total 94 cartoons that contained 6500 dandas of Gold Leaf, Benson& Hedges and other local and foreign cigarettes. The customs authorities after registering a case have started investigations into the case.
The sources said that the customs authorities registered the case under Customs Act 1969 under Section 156, 157, and 178.
