KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement has impounded a truck loaded with betel nuts. The betel nuts were being smuggled under the grab of dried apricots. The truck was intercepted near Allied Chowk, Metroville Site area.
Sources said that these goods had been dispatched by M/s Haroon Milad Co Ltd to M/s Zhuhai Changming Import and Export. During preliminary probe it was revealed that these dried apricots were being exported to China from Afghanistan via Karachi.
However, certain elements loaded the betel nut bags underneath apricots for the purpose of smuggling into Karachi. 4.5 tons of betel nut has been seized and investigations are underway.
Pakistan Customs has increased vigilance and monitoring at various stations including Quetta, Gwadar, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar, as these stations are prone to flow of smuggled goods.
During to effective anti-smuggling strategy adopted by Pakistan Customs there is marginable decrease is being witnessed in the smuggling attempts in the region.
