ISLAMABAD: Directorate General Customs Intelligence and Investigation Islamabad has seized Rs 223 million smuggled goods and registered 121 cases against the smugglers while arrested nine suspects during August 2015.
Deputy Director headquarter Khaldunul Haq told Customs Today that during the course of anti-smuggling activities in August 2015, Directorate General Customs Intelligence and Investigation Islamabad seized smuggled goods worth Rs 223 million from different parts of the country, including 130,643 yard cloth worth Rs 15 million, 600 kilograms of smuggled tea having worth of Rs 150,000 while 48 offending vehicles having worth of Rs 55 million were also seized during August 2015.
He added that 227,800 liters of diesel worth of Rs 13 million, electronics goods worth Rs 19.2 million, smuggled urea worth Rs 3.9 million and tyres, tubes and auto parts worth Rs 10.8 million were also seized while 5,064 dandas of foreign smuggled cigarettes and gutka worth Rs 4 million were seized during the anti-smuggling drives in August 2015.
He further added that 42 non-duty paid vehicles worth of Rs 57 million, and smuggled goods worth Rs 42.3 million were seized while 191 smuggled blankets, and toiletries having worth of Rs 1 million were also seized during anti- smuggling activities.
He added that during this month, 121 cases were registered against the smugglers and nine suspects were arrested.
