FAISALABAD:Regional Director Customs Intelligence Faisalabad Asif Abbas Khan said that customs intelligence teams had seized smuggled items worth Rs.1.4 billion during last 2.5 months from the region.
Addressing a press conference here on Monday, he said that a vigorous campaign was launched against smuggling of non-custom-paid items and the intelligence teams of Faisalabad and Multan seized 286.210 liter Iranian diesel, 5.540 kilogram Cchalia, 18.586 cartons of cigarettes, mobile phones, dried milk, NCP vehicles, tyres, clothes, shopping bags, almonds, china salt, engines, juice, creams, cosmetics, etc. during July, August and September 2023.
The worth of these items was Rs.1.41 billion in the market, he said and added that during corresponding period of 2022, the intelligence teams had seized smuggled items worth Rs.752 million but this year 87 percent increase was witnessed in seizing smuggled items.
He appreciated the performance of custom intelligence teams and paid tributes to an official of intelligence team Sardar Khan who had embraced martyrdom while performing official duties on September 10, 2023 (Sunday morning).
On this occasion, message of Director General Custom Intelligence Faiz Ahmad was also read in which the performance of field formations was hailed.
In the message, the Director General also directed the custom teams to accelerate their anti smuggling activities for greater national interest.
Additional Director Muhammad Mumtaz Ali Raza, Deputy Director Faisalabad Range Office Ali Tauqeer and Deputy Director Multan Range Muhammad Ali Asif were also present in the conference.