The Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Peshawar, has seized smuggled goods worth an estimated Rs74.4 million in a series of coordinated operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said on Sunday.
In the largest action, the Enforcement Division in D.I. Khan intercepted three trucks carrying 12,200 kg of smuggled betel nuts, 4,021 sleeves of foreign-origin cigarettes, and 170 tyres. The goods and vehicles, valued at Rs54.5 million, were taken into custody.
Customs officials in D.I. Khan also confiscated non-duty-paid cosmetics, including creams, lotions, shampoos, and petroleum jelly, recovered from passenger vehicles. The seized items are valued at Rs2.4 million.
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Separately, the Peshawar Division impounded two non-duty-paid vehicles, a Toyota Vitz and a Toyota Aqua, worth about Rs8 million.
In another operation, the Anti-Smuggling Directorate in Nowshera intercepted a JAC pickup loaded with 2,000 sleeves of smuggled cigarettes. The vehicle and goods, with an assessed value of Rs9.5 million, were seized.
The FBR said the operations reflect Pakistan Customs’ continued efforts to curb smuggling and protect the national economy.
