ISLAMABAD: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Rawalpindi has foiled the attempt to smuggle the mobile phones worth Rs.25 million at Benazir Bhutto Islamabad Airport with the connivance of some customs officials.
Sources told Customs Today that Customs I&I has seized 1000 mobile phones and tablets and arrested two notorious smugglers including one female namely Shabana Akhtar and Waseem Abbas. FIR has been lodged against the accused persons and further investigations are still underway.
According to the details Customs Intelligence and Investigation received credible information through informer that a huge quantity of mobile phones would be smuggled from Dubai to Islamabad via PK Flight No 212 by a couple.
On tip off Director Abdul Waheed Marwat constituted the raiding party led by Deputy Director Customs I&I Rawalpindi Shahid Jan, who has started the surveillance of the passengers coming from Dubai on flight PK 212, outside the arrival hall at Islamabad Airport. The passengers were cleared by the customs staff of Customs Collectorate Islamabad.
However citing upon information the raiding party intercepted them just after going the out from arrival hall and searched their baggage led to recover the 1000 mobile phones and tablets approximately worth Rs25 million.
On demand they have failed to produce any legal import documents, therefore, they were arrested along with smuggled mobile phones. Their passport bears multiple visits from Islamabad Airport. The arrested persons were later identified as Waseem Abbas and Shahbana Akhtar will be taken before the magistrate for legal action.
