MULTAN: Customs staff deputed at Multan International Airport has thwarted an attempt of smuggling of cell phones worth Rs1.2 million during their action.
Sources told Customs Today that Customs authorities received credible information from their source that huge quantity of foreign origin cell phones will be smuggled through various flights coming from Gulf countries at Multan International Airport.
Assistant Collector Muhammad Ikram directed customs staff to remain vigilant at the time of examination of goods to foil any attempt of smuggling and after the instructions of assistant collector inspection of coming goods were enhanced to avoid any sort of smuggling from Multan International Airport.
Customs teams recovered 110 branded smart phones and two laptops from luggage of two passengers which were coming from Dubai. Smart phones and laptops were concealed in their cloths and Customs team took cell phones, laptops in their custody for non payment of their duty taxes. Passengers were identified as Muhammad Yasir Ali and Syed Muhammad Iqbal. Both passengers were resident of Karachi.
The Passenger were coming on flight FZ-339 Flydubai and they tried to fled away from Multan International Airport but customs teams arrested both passengers.
However Customs teams decided to seize all recovered goods under Customs act 1969.The seized goods was worth almost Rs.1.2 million.
