KARACHI: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigations Quetta took into possession three non-duty-paid luxury vehicles and different parts of vehicles worth Rs9.50million on Friday morning.
The sources told reporter that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Quetta Irfan Javed received an actionable tip-off that some smugglers are trying to smuggle three non-duty-paid luxury vehicles, chesses, radiators and other items from Quetta into Karachi.
He immediately constituted a raiding team. The team enhanced the vigilance on the Quetta Highway Road and started a search operation of vehicles. During the search, the team intercepted a container truck with registration No: KS-5663, which was heading out of city.
During the checking, the customs team recovered three non-duty-paid luxury vehicles and one land cruiser, five chesses of different vehicles, over 50 pieces of radiators, electronic wires and other items valued at Rs9.50million.
Three persons, including a driver, were arrested and an FIR was registered against smugglers who were later identified as Driver Salahuddin of Peshawar, Hassan Khan of Peshawar and the third one was unidentified.
Sources told reporter that the Customs Intelligence and Investigations Quetta confiscated different goods worth Rs13.76million during the month of September.
