KARACHI: The Customs Intelligence and Operations Team seized a 20-foot container near Kathore Super Highway loaded with 12,480 packets, 1,372,800 pouche of SAFINA brand gutka made in India.
On the directives of Collector Fareed Salarzai, Additional Collector and Deputy Collector Taufiq Ahmed have expedited the anti-smuggling efforts.
The container was mounted on a trailer bearing registration number TAJ-091. Photographic evidence was collected at the scene.
Officials valued the goods at 27,456,000 rupees, the vehicle at 7,000,000 rupees and the container at 300,000 rupees, for a total seizure value of about 34.75 million rupees.
In a separate operation on Nov. 7, 2026, the ASO Intelligence and Operations team intercepted four 20-foot containers mounted on two trawlers bearing registration numbers TLV-868 and TKN-627, acting on credible information.
The containers were coming from Northern Bypass and approaching Karachi when the trawlers were intercepted on RCD Highway near New Yousaf Goth terminal, officials said.
Upon examination, crushed betel nuts were recovered under a cover load of feed raw material, which will be sent for laboratory analysis. The trawlers and containers were taken to the CPF warehouse for detailed examination.
Officials recovered 20,000 kilograms of betel nuts — 100 bags in each container weighing 50 kilograms each — and 30,000 kilograms of feed raw material — 150 bags weighing 50 kilograms each recovered from each container.
The betel nuts were valued at 50 million rupees and the trawlers along with the containers at 24,000,000 rupees. The value of the feed raw material will be determined after laboratory results, and the total value of the seized goods will be provided after the lab report is received.
