MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement has intensified anti-smuggling crackdown and seized almost Rs108.5 million of smuggled goods/vehicles during first two days of November.
Sources told Customs Today that after assuming the charge Collector Imran Bokhari accelerated anti-smuggling operations and impounded 626-bags of Whey Powder & NCP vehicles which were smuggled into Pakistan through unfrequented routes spanning the bordering areas of Afghanistan and Iran. The smuggled goods/vehicles are subsequently transported to Multan warehouses.
Being cognizant of this phenomenon, Pakistan Customs has intensified the counter smuggling operations and started crackdown against the smuggled goods especially POL, currency and other goods.
Moreover, strict instructions to the anti-smuggling formations including mobile squads of the Collectorate and airports have been issued to keep vigilance on the illicit movement of essential goods / commodities, Iranian POL and currency.
Chairman FBR Malik Amjed Zubair Tiwana and Member Customs (Operations) Ms. Zeba Hai Azhar have appreciated the Pakistan Customs for taking timely action to thwart the smuggling of essential goods. Pakistan Customs is committed to eliminate the menace of smuggling and would continue intensifying its anti-smuggling operations across the country.