TORKHAM: Building further on its countrywide anti-smuggling operations, Pakistan Customs has seized narcotics worth Rs.115 Million at Torkham, Pakistan-Afghanistan Border. The contraband items included Heroin Powder, Hashish, Opium and Methamphetamine.
The huge cache of Narcotics was concealed in a specially designed cavity in a Bedford Truck entering Pakistan from Afghanistan via Customs Station Torkham. When the cavity was opened with the help of welding machine, it led to the recovery of foreign origin Narcotics having an estimated value of Rs115 million.
In an another operation, due to enhanced enforcement mechanism placed at border stations, a vehicle carrying foreign origin fire crackers, artfully concealed under the consignment of onions were seized.
The estimated weight of fire crackers has been determined to be 5413 KGs having an estimated value of Rs10 million. In both the cases the culprits have been arrested and FIRs have been lodged under Customs Act, 1969. Further investigations in the cases are underway.
It is necessary to mention here that Pakistan Customs is following a policy of zero tolerance against smuggling and thereby has increased vigilance and surveillance of cargo movement across the border.
