QUETTA: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation foiled a bid to smuggle white crystal plastic dana and non-duty paid international brand cigarettes worth Rs 9.54 million during special checking on 20.12.2018.
Sources told Customs Today that Director I&I Muhammad Akram Chaudhary received a tip-off that some smugglers are trying to smuggle non-duty paid international brand cigarettes and white crystal plastic dana from Quetta to Afghanistan.
He constituted a raiding team under the supervision of Inspector Sattar Aiwan, Abdul Raheen Bangash and others. The team enhanced the surveillance in Quetta near exit highway and started searching the vehicles.
During the search operation, the team intercepted a truck bearing registration no: QGB-9274 which was going out of Quetta. During the checking, the customs team recovered 80 big packets of plastic dana and international brand cigarettes worth Rs 9.54 million including truck being used in smuggling.
The customs team asked the driver of the vehicle to produce legal documents, but he failed to do so. After his failure, the customs team seized all items and registered a case of smuggling against the accused person.
