LAHORE: Customs Preventive has seized tyres, tubes and other illegally imported items worth millions of rupees.
According to details, the Customs Preventive team seized smuggled tyres loaded on a truck which was coming from Peshawar. The value of the seized tyers was determined at Rs 3 million.
Sources said that driver, who is a resident of Balochistan was bringing the tyres and the tyres were to be used for trucks Pajeros, and Land Cruisers. It was reported that the tyres were hidden tactfully in each other.
The sources said that the customs authorities after registering an FIR has arrested driver and started further investigations.
Sources said that the FIR against the accused party was registered on the directions of Collector of Customs Preventive Zulfiqar Younas.
The sources said that the collector has instructed the customs authorities to adopt zero tolerance against the smugglers.
