The Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) team of Karachi Customs has raided a private school building near Yousuf Goth on 100-feet road and seized miscellaneous smuggled goods worth Rs250 million. The school was being used as a dumping ground for smuggled goods. The operation was carried out on Tuesday evening.
The raid was launched by a small team of I&I Karachi, led by Deputy Director Wasif Malik and supervised by Assistant Director Saud Hasan. The team received information from Director General I&I Faiz Ahmed, who coordinated with Director Engineer Habib and Additional Director Afzaal Wattoo. The police and rangers also arrived to assist the Customs staff.
The seized goods include dry fruits, iron wire, black pepper, black tea, coconut, cardamom, electronic items, milk powder, katch, etc. It is one of the largest seizures of miscellaneous goods in the history of Customs.
Faiz Ahmed in Islamabad and officers in Karachi remained in the office all night to supervise the operation. The operation was unique because it did not create any law and order situation, thanks to the full support of the Army leadership.
Superintendent Irshad Shah and IOs Babar Hussain, Jahanzeb Khan, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Ali Khan, Mehfooz Khoso, Hatam Bhayo, Khayam Hussain and some sepoys remained in the field.
The raid is part of the anti-smuggling and anti-money laundering campaign that is being monitored and backed by an associated agency of the Army. Customs and FIA are playing the leading role in this campaign, while police, FC, rangers and levies are assisting them.
The campaign aims to stop smuggling and recover smuggled goods, foreign currency and gold deposits hoarded by unscrupulous elements. The campaign is in line with the vision of Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir.