ISLAMABAD: The campaign is going on against the illegal trade of smuggling and the menace of narcotics in the country by the Directorate General Customs Intelligence and Investigation, Federal Board of Revenue Islamabad.
In this regard, Directorate Customs Intelligence and Investigation Peshawar has frustrated an attempt of smuggling of huge quantity of drugs in the country and recovered 13.7 kilogram of heroin from a car. The value of the drug in the international market is Rs130million.
On a tip-off given by Director General Customs Intelligence Shaukat Ali that a huge quantity of drugs would be attempted to smuggle into the country. The Directorate Customs Intelligence and Investigation set up a picket on Motorway near Nowshera Rashakai Interchange.
The anti-smuggling team signaled a suspicious Suzuki Swift Car Registration No: LEH 14-4080 to stop but the driver accelerated the speed by offending the picket.
The anti-smuggling team started chasing the car. After a while, the driver abandoned the car and fled the scene. On the search of the car, anti-smuggling team detected the secret boxes made inside the floor of the car. The car was shifted to the regional office for a thorough search.
The anti-smuggling team recovered 13.7 kilogram heroin from the secret boxes of the car. The value of the drug in the local market is estimated at Rs18million while Rs130million in the international market. The Customs I&I impounded the heroin and the car under Section of 168 of the Customs Act-1969.
An FIR has been lodged by the Directorate Customs I&I Peshawar and further investigations are underway.
