SIALKOT: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Sialkot has confiscated smuggled accessories of mobile phones during an operation. The market value of the seized mobile phones and accessories is Rs 500,000. The whole operation was supervised by deputy superintendent Muhammad Erfan.
Sources told Customs Today that the smuggled items were being brought from Northern Areas. The team intercepted a truck on GT Road and recovered mobile phones and accessories and which were being transported to Gujrat, Sialkot, Lahore and Gujranwala for their sale in the local markets.
The ASO team asked the driver to produce the documents showing the legal import of the items, but the driver could not comply with the instructions due to not having any such documents. Therefore, the customs official seized the items, besides arresting the accused driver and his helper.
