KARACHI: Pakistan Customs team deputed at Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) thwarted an attempt to smuggle gold worth Rs170 million at Karachi airport. The incident took place during the scanning of luggage belonging to a family travelling to South Africa via Dubai.
According to a spokesperson from Pakistan Customs, a thorough inspection revealed that a six-member family, including five females, had concealed approximately nine kilograms of gold in their luggage.
The confiscated gold is estimated to be worth Rs170 million.
The passengers were immediately taken into custody after the gold was discovered.
The authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.
This incident follows a recent case in Multan where a man was apprehended for attempting to smuggle around 16 kilograms of gold out of the country.
The vigilant Federal Investigation Agency Immigration discovered the precious metal in the luggage of a passenger named Muhammad Tanveer, who was bound for Dubai.
Customs officials have been particularly active in curbing smuggling attempts, as evidenced by their successful seizure of 65,000 US dollars (approximately Rs12 million) from a female passenger’s baggage at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport last year.
