LAHORE: A team of Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has foiled an attempt to smuggle non-duty paid used tyres and auto parts through Quetta Express train.
Sources told Customs Today that Director Customs Intelligence Rubab Sikandar received information that a huge quantity of non-duty paid goods and tyres are being transported from Quetta to other cities through Quetta Express. After receiving the tip off, she constituted a team under the supervision of Deputy Director Usman Tariq. The customs team also included Superintendent Saleemullah Khan, Intelligence Officer Zulfiqar Ali Dogar and Agha Sultan Haider.
When Quetta Express reached Lahore Railway Station, the customs team checked the bogies no: 38 and 40. During the checking process the customs team recovered a huge quantity of non-duty paid used clothes, tyres and other goods. The market value of recovered items is Rs 4 million. During initial investigations, it was revealed that all the non-duty paid goods were booked by the name of Rehmatullah, Qurban Ali and Zulfiqar Ali.
It is necessary to mention here that Director Customs Intelligence Rubab Sikandar directed all anti smuggling squads to use all available resources to curb smuggling attempts in the region and due to their effective policy there is marginable decrease is being witnessed in the smuggling attempts in the region.
