Karachi: Credible information about presence of huge quantity of smuggled goods in a residential building in a thickly populated area of Karachi was received by the Director Customs Intelligence Karachi.
In pursuance of this information team comprising of Additional Director, Deputy Director and Superintendent Anti-Smuggling Organization of Customs Intelligence, Karachi was constituted. The team raided the target premises in the late hours of 7th September, 2023.
Smuggled goods including Cigarettes, Cigars, Ladies Bags, Gents Belts, Wallets, Flavoured Pan Masala, Creams, Shampoo, Hajmola, Tootha Pastes, Vicks, Key Chains & multiple items of Indian Origin goods etc. were recovered which were brought to the Directorate of Customs Intelligence in seven Mazda Trucks.
The cumulative value of these goods was ascertained as Rs.140 million. FIR has been lodged against the smugglers and their accomplices and further investigations are on.
The Chairman FBR Tawana and the Director General Customs Intelligence Faiz Chadhar appreciated the effort and urged the officers and staff of Customs Intelligence, Karachi to make more efforts to curb the menace of smuggling in the region.
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