GWADAR: The Customs Collectorate Gwadar has impounded several smuggling items including huge quantity of mobile phones, several non-duty-paid generators, Iranian origin high speed diesel, hashish and electronics items worth Rs 18.23 million during various raids on different areas of Gwadar during the month of November.
According to the details, on the directives of the Deputy Collector Gwadar Junaid Mehmood , operation against smuggling items and smuggled and non-duty paid luxury vehicles is going on in full swing and several raids have been conducted during previous month October and November.
Sources told that deputy collector Gwadar constituted a team of Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) under the supervision of Customs Preventive Inspector Wasi us Zaman Khan. The team, during a search operation, intercepted a truck registration no: KB.392 which was going out of the city.
During the raids, the customs team impounded different type of computer accessories worth more than Rs 4.26 million, included 50 LED flat screen monitors, 25 laptop Acer brand,500 ( 4 GB Laptop RAM) and huge quantity of data cables hard wire worth 4.26
The customs arrested three smugglers who were involved in smuggling and registered an FIR against the accused persons and started investigations.