KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence & Investigation (Enforcement) has seized smuggled mobile phones worth over Rs4 million from Jinnah International Airport (JIAP).
Enforcement Director Samina Tasleem Zehra directed Additional Director Syed Ali Zaman Gardezi to take stern action against some lower staff posted at the JIAP for their alleged involvement in smuggling.
Airport team in supervision of Shah Faisal Sahu, Deputy Director kept an active vigil on passengers and goods being imported/cleared from JIAP.
Consequently, Customs I&I staff recovered two suspicious plastic shopping bags dumped outside the Domestic Cargo Gate at JIAP Cargo Terminal, Karachi. On preliminary inquiry, no one came forward to claim the ownership of the bags. Cursory, on spot examination of the bags found mobile/cellular phones.
The bags were brought to the office of the Directorate General and detailed examination was conducted, which resulted into recovery of 96 smart phones without accessories. The approximate market value of the goods is Rs4.032 million.
