GWADAR: The Customs Collectorate has impounded several non-duty paid luxury vehicles and a huge quantity of smuggled Iranian origin high speed diesel, non duty paid cameras, different electronics items, several bottles of wines, Indian silk, luxury vehicles chassis, plastic dana and others goods worth Rs 22 million during raids in different areas of Gwadar during the first 26 days of October.
According to the details, on the directives of the Deputy Collector Gwadar Junaid Mehmood , operation against smuggled and non-duty paid luxury vehicles is going on in full swing and several raids have been conducted during these 26 days. Sources told Customs Today that deputy collector Gwadar constituted a team of Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) under the supervision of Customs Preventive Inspector Inayat Balouch. The team, during a search operation, intercepted a container registration no: KGS-5623 which was going out of the city.
During the raids, the customs team impounded electronics items worth more than Rs 4.2 million, 50 LED TVs 42 inches,50 LED computer monitors, 12 thousand meters electric wires, kitchen electronics accessories and more things.
The customs arrested two smugglers who are involved in smuggling and registered an FIR against the accused persons and started investigations.
Earier Customs Collectorate Gwadar has impounded 12 kilograms of hashish which was tactfully hidden in passenger seats worth Rs1.2 million and arrested three persons.
