According to the details, customs officers conducted a thorough inspection of the vehicles at the checkpoint, including trucks, trailers, and buses, and discovered smuggled items worth more than Rs 100 million.
According to a customs spokesperson, the smuggled goods, which included automobile tires, salt, and other commodities, were hidden behind apple cartons.
A cigarette smuggling attempt was foiled earlier this week at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport by customs officials.
According to a customs spokesperson, six Jeddah-bound passengers were arrested at Karachi International Airport for allegedly smuggling 28,000 cigarette packets and other prohibited goods.
“More than 28,000 cigarette packets, worth millions, were recovered during the search,” the customs spokesperson said.
According to Deputy Collector Customs officials, 1,710 packets of tobacco [moist snuff], a prohibited item, were recovered from the Jeddah-bound passenger.