KARACHI: A team of Model Customs Collectorate Gwadar has foiled attempts to smuggle narcotics and Iranian brake oil in two raids.
Sources told Customs Today that Collector Feroze Alam Junejo received information that some smugglers were planning to smuggle a huge quantity of narcotics in the jurisdiction of Ormara. He constituted an anti-smuggling team under the supervision of Inspector Shabbir Rasool. The team established a check post and started checking vehicles. The team intercepted a Suzuki van bearing registration no.SL-4532.
During thorough checking, the anti-smuggling team recovered eight kilogram of charas which was hidden in secret parts of the vehicle. The anti smuggling team arrested the driver and his companion. The market value of the seized narcotics is Rs 1 million.
During another action, the customs team recovered 200 gallons of non-duty paid Iranian diesel from a vehicle. Collector Feroze Alam Junejo directed anti-smuggling team to use all available resources to curb smuggling in the region.
