HYDERABAD: In the continuation of the ongoing efforts to curb the menace of smuggling with full vigor and energy, the Collectorate of Hyderabad has once again affected a severe blow to the smugglers of contraband goods.
In recent such incident acting on the information received by the Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Hyderabad the ASO teams Mirpurkhas and Hyderabad, jointly conducted a raid at a in Kot Ghulam Muhammad and seized contraband goods along with some other miscellaneous smuggled goods.
The goods include Betel Nuts, Zafran Pan Masala, Different Tobacco and Packing Material for Gutkha.
The total estimated worth of the case is about Rs. 3 million. This is yet another strong message sent by the Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Hyderabad to the unscrupulous elements involved in the smuggling of contraband goods that zero tolerance would be shown to those paying with the health of general public through smuggling of these items having hazardous and harmful effects. The Collector applauded the ASO teams and also directed field units to step up such efforts.
The Collectorate has made seizures with Rs. 128 million during the current month. The seized goods are NCP vehicles, Foreign Origin Cloth, edibles and other miscellaneous items. Besides Narcotics with Rs. 65 million had been seized. It is worth mentioning that the target of the Custom Collectorate Hyderabad for the first quarter was successfully achieved and the collection of goods cost Rs. 458 million.
Hyderabad is the route of smuggling to Punjab. PM Imran Khan has his prime focus on anti-smuggling campaign. On the directives of PM, Member Customs Tariq Huda is keeping all collectorates active and on alert against smuggling.
An official said stoppage of smuggling is one of the reasons of rising prices. Smuggled goods are cheaper than the legally imported goods. The smuggled goods are only marginally cheaper, while the smugglers and dealers of smuggled goods are the real beneficiary, and off course certain black sheep in government departments.