KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs Preventive has been in coordination with all the law enforcement agencies to curb smuggling and break the network of smugglers.
According to the source, to stop the smuggling of the drugs and other contraband items, the customs authorities have contacted the all the law enforcement agencies to chalk out a plan and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SPOs) to curb smuggling.
The sources said that in a recent incident in which a huge quantity of drugs was seized and a Pakistani born UK citizen was arrested all the law and enforcement agencies, including customs, have joined hand to root out this menace.
The case regarding the arrest of the Pakistani born UK citizen is also in doldrums because now the case is out of the customs reach. Customs and the law enforcement agencies have kept their focus on the airports vigilance and security after the recent seizure in which twenty kilograms of heroin was busted, added the source.
In the upcoming month July the plan and Standard Operating Procedures (SPOs) will be finalized as joint coordination and exchange of ideas between the law and enforcement agencies are underway, added the source.
The customs officers have also started the investigations on high level to apprehend the smugglers and their facilitators. The information from the culprits regarding the ways of smuggling, drugs seller’s locations and hideouts as well as the master minds involved in the heinous crime.
The plan and the Standard Operating Procedures (SPOs) to curb the hazard of smuggling will be tabled in front of the heads of the departments after which the approval will be given, informed the source.
During the investigations with the busted culprits the customs officers are much closer to the fugitives with the help of the intelligence agencies and soon the identified smugglers will be arrested, revealed the source.
