QUETTA: Regional Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has seized confiscated prohibited goods worth Rs5 billion.
A solemn ceremony took place, attended by Advisor to the Federal Revenues, Tauseef Ahmed Qureshi, and Director of Customs Intelligence Balochistan, Dr. Nauman Ahmed, along with other officials.
It is necessary to mention here that Chinese salt, betel nuts among other goods that had already been pilfered and replaced across various warehouses in the country.
Despite facing limited resources, the Customs I&I team in Balochistan has been actively combating smuggling and preventing the transportation of banned goods.
Director General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Ali Raza Hanjra oversaw the controlled burning of the prohibited items in Balochistan.
The operation was conducted with Deputy Director Usman Aziz, Deputy Director Arsalan, and Superintendent Muhammad Mobeen Akhtar supervising the confiscation of banned items during various operations across Balochistan.
The incineration took place at a mountainous location near Hana Urak in Quetta, where the goods were loaded onto 40 ten-wheeler trucks. Advisor Tauseef Ahmed Qureshi and Director Nauman Ahmed emphasized that the value of the burned items exceeded Rs5 billion marking the largest seizure in the history of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I).
