PESHAWAR: Pakistan Customs officials have seized a large cache of arms and ammunition, along with a vehicle, in an operation in Sidra Sharif.
The seizure, estimated to be worth Rs.32 million, was made by Customs Enforcement staff at JCP Yarik after officials received what they described as credible information.
Officials said they intercepted the vehicle at Sidra Sharif, but the driver abandoned it and fled the scene.
The seized arms included 4 M4 (5.56mm) rifles (USA), 2 G-III rifles with one magazine, 42 Maghull PMAG D-60 magazines, 20 empty M4 magazines, 40 empty AK-47 magazines, 18 Tissa Zigara pistols (Turkey) with two magazines each, 30 Beretta pistols (25 USA-made and 5 Italy-made), 2 unmarked shot pistols and 120 Chinese-made 30-bore pistols.
The seized ammunition comprised 900 AK-47 rounds (711/10), 2,700 AK-47 rounds, 3,500 rounds of 30-bore pistol ammunition and 1,600 12-bore Pak Shaheen cartridges.
The arms, ammunition and vehicle have been taken into official custody, Customs officials said.
Legal proceedings under the relevant law are under way, while authorities are continuing efforts to identify and arrest the driver who fled the scene.
