QUETTA: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation has foiled a bid to smuggle luxury vehicles tyres, radiators, chassis, and hard wire worth Rs 7.25 million during special checking.
Sources told Customs Today that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Quetta Muhammad Akram Chaudhary received a tip-off that some smugglers are trying to smuggle luxury vehicles tires, radiators, chassis, and hard wires from Quetta to Karachi.
He constituted a raiding team under the supervision of Superintendent Majid Siddique and others. The team enhanced the surveillance in highway road and started searching of vehicles.
During the search operation, the team intercepted loaded truck registration no: QK-7197 which was going from Quetta to Karachi.
During the checking, the customs team recovered 50 luxury vehicles tires, 50 radiators, 2 luxury jeep chassis and 10 thousand yards hard wire worth Rs 7.25 million. The customs team seized all the items and arrested three smugglers including a driver.
The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Quetta registered an FIR against the smugglers and started investigations.