QUETTA: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation foiled a bid to smuggle plastic dana worth Rs 6.58 million during special checking on Thursday morning.
Sources told Customs Today that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Muhammad Akram Chaudhary received a tip-off that some smugglers are trying to smuggle plastic dana from Quetta to Afghanistan.
He constituted a raiding team under the supervision of Superintendent Noor Rehmani and others. The team enhanced the surveillance on Highway Road and started searching of vehicles.
During the search operation, the team intercepted a truck bearing registration No: HDA-248 which was going out of Quetta.
During the checking, the customs team recovered 300 packets of white and black plastic dana worth Rs 6.58 million. The customs team seized all packets and arrested three smugglers including a driver.
The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Quetta registered an FIR against the smugglers and started investigations.