KARACHI: MCC Quetta in an anti-smuggling operation arrested five persons and recovered miscellaneous goods worth millions of rupees, which were stuffed in buses coming from Iran carrying pilgrims.
On the directives of Collector Quetta Saeed Jadoon, Deputy Collector Hamid Kambrani formed a team comprising SPS Saeed Baloch, Inspectors Shabbir and Haji Zahid Ali randomly inspected buses coming from Iran. Inspection resulted in recovery of large quantity of smuggled goods.
The recovered goods include auto parts, carpets, dry fruits, plastic goods and plastic dana and herbal medicines worth millions. However, the inventory of the goods is being prepared.
Collector Quetta has directed the formation to inspect and examine all buses coming from Iran so that smuggling through this channel could be eliminated.
Meanwhile, FBR and Inspector General FC have sealed the border which has stopped smuggling of goods through informal routes.
Para-military forces and police are jointly working with Customs and smuggling of goods through Peshawar-Torkham border has also been eliminated to a great extent.
It is interesting to note that Commissioner Islamabad has barred Customs authorities from taking any inspection/examination of vehicles in Islamabad suggesting that all action should be taken outside of the capital city.
The FBR has devised a strategy and contacting motorway police so that the anti-smuggling activities could be enforced at motorways also.