KARACHI: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Quetta confiscated many packets of plastic powder (Dana) worth Rs8.60million.
Sources told reporter that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Quetta Irfan Javed received a tip-off that some smugglers are trying to smuggle white plastic Dana from Quetta into different cities.
He immediately constituted a raiding team. Team In-Charge, Preventive, Shafiq-ur-Rehman and others enhanced the surveillance on the Quetta Road and started searching vehicles.
During the search operation, the team intercepted a truck bearing registration No: QJS-4726 which was going from Quetta to Afghanistan.
During the checking, the customs team recovered 200 packets of white plastic Dana and different plastic small balls worth Rs8.60million. The customs team seized all the packets and arrested two smugglers including a driver who were later identified Tajjuddin Shaikh and Mohsin Khan.
The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Quetta registered an FIR against the smugglers and started investigations. The team seized the truck used in smuggling.
Earlier, the Directorate of Customs Intelligence and investigation confiscated a large quantity of tyres valued at Rs5million and apprehended two smugglers.
Sources said operation against luxury vehicles will start again in the month of February.
