LAHORE: Customs Investigation and Intelligence (I and I) has seized above Rs 67 million illegally imported cigarettes, gutka and shisha flavors.
According to details the Customs I&I on the instructions of Director Saud Imran Deputy director Saad Atta Rabani formed a team consisting Superintendents Nasir Minhas, Rauf Farooqi, Rafique Bhatti and other officails of the directorate and raided Abik Road near Anarkali.
The official sources said that the customs I&I during the raid recovered 450 carton of cigarettes, gutka and 63 bags of shisha flavors. The sources told Customs Today that illegally imported contraband cigarettes, gutka and flavor were valued at Rs 67 million.
The sources said that the Customs I&I has registered FIR against the accused party and started further investigation. The sources said that customs I&I intelligence has increased surveillance on the smuggling activities in the region and conducted several operations on the strict directives of DG customs I and I Imtiaz Ahmad Khan.
It was added that the director Saud Imran has also issued directives to the Customs I&I Lahore and Faisalabad to come hard on the smugglers implicating losses to the tune of billions of rupees to the genuine businessmen.
It was further added that investigation to the Rs 67 million case is likely to hint more godowns of illegally imported cigarettes and guktka in future.
