QUETTA: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation has foiled a bid to smuggle four luxury vehicle chassis and other accessories worth Rs 11 million during special checking.
Sources told Customs Today that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Quetta Muhammad Akram Chaudhary received a tip-off that some smugglers are trying to smuggle four luxury vehicle chessis and other accessories from Quetta to Karachi.
He constituted a raiding team under the supervision of Superintendent Zubair Ali and others. The team enhanced the surveillance in Quetta Road and started searching of vehicles which were coming and going out of the city.
During the search operation, the team intercepted a truck bearing registration no: QBS-736 which was going from Quetta to Karachi.
During the checking, the customs team recovered four chassis of luxury vehicles (cars and jeeps) radiators, 50 stepnies and other accessories worth Rs 11 million. The customs team seized all the items and arrested three smugglers including a driver and after registering a case of smuggling against the owner of the goods .