QUETTA: Collectorate of Customs has impounded smuggled goods worth Rs10 billion during last five months in different intelligence based operations (IBOs).
Sources told that Collectorate of Customs Quetta receiving full support from cooperation from law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in its anti-smuggling drive. Chief Collector Baluchistan Abdul Qadir Memon has appreciated the work of Muhammad Ismail and Customs Enforcement team, and lauded their contribution to the national interest. He has also urged the public to support Customs Quetta in its efforts to eliminate smuggling and safeguard the national revenue.
Customs Quetta, led by Collector Muhammad Ismail, has conducted various successful operations against smugglers despite shortage of resources. Additional Collector Umar Shafique and Additional Collector Rashid Munir are supervising the anti-smuggling squad.
The recovered goods include betel nut, gutkha, cloth, tyres, cigarettes, non-customs paid vehicles, sugar, urea, auto parts, medicine and other goods. In October 2023, Customs Quetta seized smuggled goods worth Rs2.22 billion, and improved their own record by recovering smuggled goods worth Rs3.4 billion in November 2023. In one operation, Customs staff recovered smuggled goods worth Rs1.0 billion from a caravan and arrested several persons.
