KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs raided a godown and recovered 12-truck loads of smuggled goods worth Rs16.8 million during a Intelligence Based Operation (IBO).
Sources told Customs Today that Chief Collector of Customs Enforcement Yakub Mako and Collector Enforcement Basit Maqsood Abbasi supervised this operation. While the Additional Collector of Customs Amanullah Tarin led the team comprising Deputy Collector Asfandyar, Assistant Collector Zulfiqar Shaikh and SPS ASO Mr. Azhar Malik.
Sources told that the customs team, along with the Rangers, raided the warehouse and found huge quantity of smuggled goods stacked inside. They also arrested some of the smugglers and their accomplices, who tried to resist and escape. The customs team seized the smuggled goods and loaded them in 12 Mazda vehicles for transportation to the customs warehouse for further proceedings. The total market value of the seized goods was Rs33.3 million. The value of the smuggled goods was 16.8 million, while the customs duty and taxes on them was 16.5 million.
The operation was a success and a blow to the smuggling mafia. The Chief Collector of Customs Enforcement Karachi, Yakub Mako, and Collector Enforcement, Basit Maqsood Abbasi, lauded the customs team and the Rangers for their bravery and professionalism. They also appreciated the informer for his valuable information and rewarded him accordingly. They said that this operation was a part of the ongoing crackdown against smuggling, which would continue in the future with the same spirit. They also thanked the army chief for his guidance and support, and vowed to eliminate smuggling from the country.
