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Customs Preventive seizes 1,264 cell phones, 10 bottles of alcohol from PIA employee

byAftab Channa
26/11/2015
in Breaking News, Karachi, Latest News, Slider News
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KARACHI: The staff of the Model Customs Collectorate Preventive has arrested an official of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and recovered 1,264 cellular phones and 10 bottles of foreign liquor from his possession at the Jinnah International Airport Karachi.

Sources told Customs Today that the customs authorities intercepted a PIA employee namely Fida Hussain who landed at the airport from a PIA flight from Turbat. While searching, the authorities recovered huge quantity of cellular phones and foreign liquor from his custody. The market value of the seized items is stated to be around Rs 60 to 70 million.

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In this regard, Customs Preventive Collector Syed Tariq Huda would brief the media about the details of the seized items and those arrested at a press conference to be held on Thursday at 4pm.

 

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