MULTAN: Customs Intelligence and Investigation Multan Range Office seized huge quantity of foreign origin dry coconut during intelligence based operation.
According to details, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Multan Range Office continued their anti-smuggling campaign in the region against smuggled goods by intercepting dry coconut consignment near Sadiqabad region.
Customs Intelligence received credible information from their sources regarding transportation of the dry coconut consignment through jurisdiction of Multan Range Office.
Deputy Director Abdul Mueed Kanjoo of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Multan constituted special team under the supervision of Superintendent Fareedud Din Masood to foil attempt of smuggling from their territory. Customs Intelligence deputed their staffs to intercept any smuggling attempt after receiving information.
It is necessary to mention here that Customs Intelligence and Investigation Multan enhanced the monitoring of the transported goods to capture smuggled goods from the Sadiqabad route. During monitoring of goods coming from various areas Field Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Sadiqabad has seized a consignment of foreign origin dry coconut which was loaded on the container.
Customs Intelligence asked the driver to present import documents of the loaded goods to prove legal possession of the goods and driver produced the import documents of the loaded goods to satisfy Customs intelligence unit.
Customs Intelligence and Investigation has found the submitted import documents irrelevant after the physical examination of the Dry Coconut. Dry coconut consignment was transported from Quetta to Faisalabad
Customs found 500 bags of coconut in the container and each bag was loaded with 50 kilogram coconut. The total weight of the seized coconut was almost 25000 kilogram and their value was almost 6 million along with detained vehicle during their action.
