Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the petroleum products supply chain and assess ongoing austerity and conservation measures in view of the evolving regional situation, directing authorities to finalize proposals aimed at providing further relief to low-income segments of society. The prime minister amid chairing the meeting here, […]
Smuggling
Passenger held with gold, foreign currency at Karachi airport
Customs authorities at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport detained a passenger on Thursday after recovering 70 tolas of gold and USD 14,000 from his luggage and person. Officials said the action was part of an ongoing crackdown against gold and foreign currency smuggling. Read More: Major arms smuggling bid foiled at Torkham border According to initial reports, the […]
FIA uncovers migrant smuggling network
The Federal Investigation Agency’s immigration wing has arrested a passenger arriving from Cambodia at Jinnah International Airport, exposing a migrant smuggling and international fraud network with links to Southeast Asia. According to a statement issued by the FIA, the suspect was taken into custody during a major operation at the airport. Initial investigations revealed that […]
SC bars release of vehicles used in smuggling
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that any legally registered vehicle found transporting smuggled or non-duty-paid goods cannot be released upon payment of a fine, as the Federal Board of Revenue’s SRO 499(I)/2009 and its subsequent amendments have abolished this discretion. The Court overturned the decisions of the Peshawar High Court and the Customs […]
Customs foil two major smuggling bids in Karachi and DG Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs has thwarted two major smuggling attempts involving 20,000 kilograms of Chinese salt and 3,040 kilograms of betel nuts, collectively valued at around Rs35.5 million, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said on Friday. Read More: Customs Karachi seizes smuggled Iranian diesel worth millions According to an official statement, the seized Chinese salt — misdeclared […]
Customs seize Rs910m crystal meth haul in Dera Ismail Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs on Wednesday foiled a major smuggling attempt, recovering 15.2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth Rs910 million from a passenger bus in Dera Ismail Khan. According to a statement issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the Customs Enforcement team intercepted the narcotics during a routine inspection at IP-JCP Aman Mela. The […]
Pakistan Coast Guards seize drugs and gold worth over $36 million
KARACHI – The Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) have intensified their campaign against smuggling and narcotics trafficking, conducting a series of successful intelligence-based operations across Balochistan and Sindh over the past week, officials confirmed on Saturday. According to a PCG spokesperson, the first operation was carried out in the Pileri area of Gwadar, where 201 kilograms […]
Gold Smuggling Rises in India
NEW DELHI – Gold smuggling into India has increased in recent weeks as the country prepares for Dhanteras and Diwali, according to government and industry sources. After import duties on gold were reduced to 6% from 15% last year, smuggling had fallen, but the recent spike in global prices and limited supply has renewed illicit […]
Man held in Italy over UK Vietnamese migrant deaths
Italian police said Saturday they had arrested a man wanted by Britain in connection with a people-smuggling plot that led to the death of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the back of a lorry. Stefan Damian Dragos, a 28-year-old Romanian citizen, is accused of having provided the truck that transported the migrants to England, according to […]
Russian jailed in Bali for smuggling drugged orangutan
DENPASAR, Indonesia: A Russian tourist who attempted to smuggle a drugged orangutan out of Indonesia in his suitcase was sentenced to a year in prison Thursday after claiming that he wanted to keep the animal as a pet. Judges also ordered Andrei Zhestkov to pay a 10-million rupiah ($700) fine or serve two additional months […]