PESHAWAR: The Model Customs Collectorate Peshawar registered 12 cases of smuggling of foreign origin currencies and gold during Fiscal Year 2017-18.
According to details given by Rehman Gul Marwat, Collector Model Customs (MCC) Peshawar, that above said performance showed that the Anti-Smuggling Organization is working efficiently. The customs staff of the MCC Peshawar seized six cases of currencies’ smuggling during Financial Year FY)2017-18.
He notified CT that, during said period, the customs staff impounded five cases of smuggling of foreign origin currencies at Torkham Customs Station while one case of foreign currencies’ smuggling was lodged at the Air Freight Unit Peshawar.
He told correspondent that the total amount of seized foreign origin currencies during the current Fiscal Year 2017-18 is Rs61.33million. He believed to show better performance during the hard times.
Telling about the details regarding the seizures of smuggling gold, the Collector MCC Peshawar said that, during Financial Year 2017-18, the MCC Peshawar intercepted three consignments of gold at Torkham Customs Station while the other three were intercepted at the AFU Peshawar.
He further told CT that the customs staff took into possession foreign origin smuggling gold worth Rs137.078million from July 1st to till date.
