PESHAWAR: The customs officials have recovered hashish, opium and smuggled mobile phones in the month of March at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar.
There were 35 passengers rejected by the custom officials for incomplete documents while five suspects were arrested for smuggling.
The sources on Wednesday told Customs Today that an official in-charge duty has also foiled an attempt to carry phones in a bag while other passenger was caught for smuggling drugs.
The official said customs Peshawar airport stations have collected stuff worth Rs millions while more efforts will be made to increase the collections at the Bacha Khan Airport in Peshawar.
A person named Ali Arsalan was arrested with fake documents at the Immigration Desk the other day when he wanted to travel to Dubai.
The official said the customs has formulated a plan to eliminate the trade of illegal items for which special steps have been taken and the number of force has also been increased.