KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorate Hyderabad has seized 14 thousand litres of Iranian diesel oil worth Rs 1.4 million near Hyderabad city.
Sources told Customs Today that Customs Anti-Smuggling Organisation received credible information that a huge quantity of Iranian diesel was being smuggled from Karachi to Mirpur Khas. On receiving the information, the ASO constituted a special team to thwart this attempt.
The special team intercepted an oil tanker and seized 14,000 litres of Iranian diesel oil. The market value of that confiscated Iranian diesel is estimated to be around Rs 1.4 million. The ASO team arrested two accused persons namely Khan Zaman, and Ishaq Khan on the spot.
It is pertinent to mention here that the ASO has seized 97,000 litres of Iranian diesel during the last five months in different crackdowns.
