GWADAR: The Customs Collectorate Gwadar has impounded huge quantity of smuggled items which included Iranian diesel, Indian silk, Iranian brake oil, computer accessories, electronics items, imported watches, fine quality of hashish, cameras, chassis, tyres and other different non duty paid items worth Rs 52.58 million during the month of January 2018.
Sources told Customs Today that Customs Collectorate has impounded various types of luxury vehicles tyres and radiator worth more than Rs 8.50 million on Wednesday morning.
Sources told , that on the directives of the deputy collector Gwadar operation against smuggled items and non-duty paid luxury vehicles is going on in full swing and several raids have been conducted during previous month of December and operation of smuggled items and continue on month of January.
Sources told that on Wednesday morning deputy collector Gwadar constituted a team of Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) under the supervision of Customs Preventive Inspector Mushahid Ali and others. The team, during a search operation on Gwadar highway, intercepted a truck bearing registration QD-4562 which was going out of the city.
During the raids, the customs team impounded 100 tires of luxury vehicles, and 50 imported radiators worth Rs 8.50 million.
The customs team arrested two smugglers who were involved in smuggling and registered an FIR against the accused persons and started investigations.
