GWADAR: The Customs Collectorate seized huge quantity of illegal medicines and medical accessories worth Rs 10.25 million.
Sources told Customs Today on Monday that deputy collector Gwadar received secret information that some smugglers are trying to smuggle ban medicines and medical accessories from Gwadar to Karachi.
After receiving this information, he constituted a raiding team under the supervision of Customs Preventive Inspector Yousuf Yahya Khan and others. The team, during a search operation near Highway, intercepted a truck bearing registration no BKS.9437.
During a search, the team impounded 35 cotton of ban medicines 100 electronics wheel chairs, thermometers, sugar test devices and others valued at Rs10.25 million including truck used in smuggling.
The team seized all the smuggled items and arrested a truck driver, who were later identified Musarrat Khan. Sources told that Customs team after registering a case of smuggling against the accused persons started investigations.