RAWALPINDI: Customs authorities have recovered 651 smuggled smart phones worth Rs7 million from a passenger at the Benazir Bhutto Islamabad International Airport (BBIIAP).
The Customs officials registered a case against three suspects, including the passenger who brought mobile phones from Dubai.
According to sources, the Customs authorities stopped a passenger who arrived Islamabad from Dubai through Shaheen Airline fight number NL-224 at 6:30am. The luggage of the passenger, including three suitcases and one carton was being transported on a trolley by one porter namely Jehanzeb Siddiqui. Sources said the passenger claimed to be an employee of a government agency and told the Customs officials that this baggage belonged to a senior officer who was awaiting delivery at the Rawal Lounge.
Customs scanned the luggage and found 651 smart phones. In the meanwhile, sources said, the passenger silently managed to flee from the scene. The luggage was seized on the spot after proper documentation, they said.
