KARACHI: The Gwadar Customs has seized a huge quantity of narcotics during a successful raid in Omara area and managed to arrest the suspected drug smuggler.
According to reports, Gwadar Collector Saeed Akram received information that some elements were planning to smuggle drugs out of the city in a pick-up truck. After receiving the tip, the collector informed the anti-smuggling squad about the activity and instructed them to foil the smuggling bid, besides arresting all those involved. The team established check-posts at the main entry and exit points of Omara and started checking vehicles. During this activity, they spotted a suspicious pick-up truck and intercepted it.
During the searching of the vehicle, the team recovered 20 kilogram charas. The anti –smuggling squad asked seized the narcotics and arrested the driver. The team also impounded the vehicle which was used in smuggling. Officials said that the value of seized narcotics is more than Rs2.5 million in international market.
