QUETTA: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation foiled a smuggling bid of general items include electronics shaving razors, shaving foam, perfumes, shampoos, facial mask and other items priced at Rs7.88 million on Saturday morning.
Sources told Customs Today that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Quetta Muhammad Akram Chaudhary received secret information that some smugglers are trying to smuggle of non duty paid general item from Quetta to different cities.
He constituted a raiding team under the supervision of Superintendent Muzaffar Ali and others. The team enhanced the surveillance of Quetta Highway ( Exit road) and started the search of vehicles.
The team intercepted a commercial truck full of cooking oil cane, registration No: MSG-8476 which was going from Quetta. During the checking, the customs team recovered 300 packets of electronic shaving razors, 500 international non duty paid perfumes, shampoo bottles and facial mask valued at Rs 7.88 million.