PESHAWAR: The Customs officials have foiled a bid to smuggle gold worth Rs10 million into Pakistan from Afghanistan through Torkham border and arrested an accused person.
The Customs officials found the gold while scanning the baggage of a passenger, Muhammad Numan S/o Zareef Khan, at Torkham Station’s NLC Terminal. The four gold slabs were wrapped in a plastic material and concealed inside the shopper filled with apples.
During preliminary investigation, the accused stated that the owner of the seized gold was his cousin, namely Humayun s/o Jehanzeb, who had sent the accused to Torkham border to get the gold received from one unknown person. Further investigations are underway.
