QUETTA: Army personnel of 40AK HAT BN seized large quantity of smuggled goods to I&I Quetta for further proceedings. The market value of the seized goods is Rs107.6 million.

On the instructions of Colonel Qamar Abbas, Captain Ihtisham and his team is monitoring the flow of smuggled goods into Pakistan from the neighboring countries. It may be mentioned here that Frontier Constabulary is replaced by Army men on the western borders.

The seized goods include betel nut, china salt and artificial flavors, submersible pumps, electronics, laptops, iPhone mobile sets, welding electrodes, milk powder, tyre and tubes etc.

Border crossings are a busy hub of trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan, on a direct route between the two countries. Every day, locals smuggle bags of goods over the frontier, hiking through mountains or hiding in the undercarriages of trucks. These bags contain cigarettes, computer supplies and toiletries, among other things that are brought in and out between the two countries.

Moreover, several goods are smuggled into Pakistan from Afghanistan through mis-declaration under the garb of fruits and vegetables. Further, Customs authorities have often recovered goods including arms, narcotics and currency from the secret cavities of trucks coming back from Afghanistan empty.