KARACHI: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation confiscated a large quantity of plastic dana (plastic dana) in action against the smuggling in Quetta while seized smuggled mobile phones in a second action.
According to details, Deputy Collector Customs Preventive Junaid received a tip-off regarding transportation of smuggled goods from Kerani to Afghanistan. He immediately constituted a team led by Haroon Imtiaz to curb the smuggling attempt.
The anti-smuggling team consisted of customs preventive officials Hakim Ali, Safdar Mahmood, Shamim Qaisar, Imran Farooqi and others. The said team raided a house number 34 L block, the team searched the house and found more than 80 bags of crystal plastic dana. The ASO team took it into custody and also detained a person Raheel Warsi and registered a case against him.
Meanwhile, in another operation the Customs ASO team seized mobile phones, anti-smuggling team incharge Haroon Imtiaz team (Ali Hakim sector Model Customs, Safdar Mahmood, Shamim Qaisar, Imran Farooqi and others) received a tip-off and raided mobile market in the Regi area, the search yielded a store possessing non-duty paid more than 70 smart phones.
The anti-smuggling team asked the shopkeeper to produce documents regarding legal import of these smart phones but he remained failed to provide any document. On his failure, the ASO team confiscated more than 70 mobile phones (each worth Rs35,000) and registered a case against the accused.
The shopkeeper was later identified as Hakim Ali.