KARACHI: The Pakistan Customs authorities on Monday seized a huge quantity of smuggled items worth millions from Bolton Market area. The approximate value of the seized smuggled items was over Rs70 million.
According to the agency’s spokesman, the Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) of the Customs Enforcement Collectorate seized huge quantity of smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes, Indian gutka, flavored tobacco, cosmetics and others.
Despite the resistance by the smugglers, the ASO team managed to transport the seized goods to ASO headquarters.
A case had been registered and further investigations were underway.
Earlier, Collectorate of Customs team deputed at Jinnah International Airport have foiled two drug smuggling bids at the airport and sea and seized huge quantity of ‘ice’, heroin and hashish.
The collective worth of the seized drugs in the international market is estimated at Rs185 million.
In the first incident at the Jinnah International Airport, the customs staff posted at the International Departure Lounge stopped the suitcases of two Pakistani passengers — Hamdullah and Abdul Latif — travelling by Saudi Airlines via flight No SV 705 to Jeddah.
This led to recovery of 1.13kg of heroin powder and 260gram of amphetamine crystal drugs, which were concealed under the handle rods and inner cardboard of the suitcases.
A spokesperson for the customs said that both the suspects were arrested and a case was registered under the Customs and Narcotics Act.
