QUETTA: Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) of Customs Quetta has recovered large quantity of smuggled goods from a passenger train coming from Chaman to Quetta.
The recovered foreign origin goods include cigarettes, mobile phones, auto parts, air-conditioners, LCDs, crockery heaters and blankets worth Rs25 million approximately.
During a press conference at Custom House Quetta, Collector Ashraf Ali stated that information was received that attempts would be made to transport smuggled and non-duty paid goods through passenger trains coming from border area of Chaman. Passenger trains and buses are being used for transporting smuggled goods since long.
He immediately constituted a raiding team under the supervision of Additional Collector Zubair Shah and comprising Deputy Collector Preventive Maqbool Baloch, Superintendents Maqsood Durrani and Niamat Kakar along with inspectors of Anti Smuggling wings. FC and Police also assisted Customs during this six and a half hour long raid.
The collector stated that smuggling at any level from any source or way would not be tolerated and MCC Quetta pledged to stop it at any level. He informed press that this unprecedented action had been made possible due to strengthening of Customs Anti Smuggling Wing.