KARACHI: Officials of the Customs Preventive foiled a major attempt of smuggling and recovered a huge cache of betel nuts on Saturday.
According to a Customs spokesperson, Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) of Customs Collectorate Preventive, on a credible information passed by Chief Collector (Enforcement South) Manzoor Hussain Memon, to Collector Preventive Dr Iftikhar Ahmad, formed a team under the supervision of ADC (Headquarter-I), Muhammad Amir Thahim and led by In-charge Anti-Smuggling Organization Muhammad Faysal.
The raiding team intercepted a van loaded with betel nuts extremely injurious to human health near Shershah Road, SITE, and in an follow-up operation, recovered a huge quantity of 192 tons of smuggled betel nuts, concealed and dumped in a godown at SITE, Karachi.
A case has been registered while further investigations are still underway. Crackdown against betel nuts are continued from the past few months and authorities concerned including Customs and police have so far seized hundreds of tons of betel nuts and arrested number of suppliers.
