LAHORE: Customs authorities seized non-duty paid goods and articles worth Rs 5 million from various places in Lahore.
Sources said that customs officials confiscated ten tonnes of wire rope, auto parts and foreign cloth worth Rs 2 million on the Ravi Road.
Similarly, the anti smuggling wing impounded 750 tonnes cloth worth Rs 0.7 million on the Circular while 2000 kg plastic dana worth Rs 0.8 million from the Band Road.
In another seizure, the sources said that the customs authorities impounded baby jackets worth Rs 1.5 million on the band Road.
The sources said that the non-duty paid goods were being attempted to dump in the local market making it difficult for the businessmen doing legally.