KARACHI: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has foiled a bid to smuggle a huge quantity of charas through a Daweoo passenger bus.
According to the details, the ASO, Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Preventive, started the checking of the passenger buses at the Mochko point.
During the strict surveillance, the staff intercepted a bus coming from Quetta and searched it completely. While searching the bus, the staff found suspicious packets which were filled with high quality charas. The authorities also seized the charas and the bus (Karachi Express) registration No JB-5886. Sources said that the recovered drug was 240kg worth millions of rupees.
The source also told Customs Today that the search was carried out after stepping down all the passengers including ladies and the identities of the bus passengers were also taken one by one for the record. A case has been filed against suspects whereas further investigations are underway.