QUETTA: Model Customs Collectorate Gwadar and Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation, Gwadar undertook a destruction ceremony of contrabands and narcotics at Pir Kaas Road, Palari Goth, Hub Chowki, Lasbella, Balochistan.

Betel Nuts approx 440 tonnes; more than 5000 bottles of liquor; approx 24000 packets of gutka/naswar; 90kgs of Charas and other contrabands like smuggled Irani cigarettes and Chinese salt were destroyed.

The destroyed contrabands and narcotics had a combined value of over Rs. 700 millions. Collector of Customs MCC Gwadar Dr Tahir Qureshi attended the ceremony as chief guest along with other notables including Col. Jamsheed of FC, Col. Laiq of PCG.

Representatives of various media houses, Police, District admin Hub, PCSIR lab, EPA Balochistan, and officers and staff of Pakistan Customs attended the ceremony.