LAHORE: Customs Investigation and Intelligence has seized contraband goods, including a vehicle, Nokia smart phones and other items worth Rs 5.38 million.
Sources said that on the information of Customs Intelligence Director Saud Imran and on the instructions of Additional Director Rizwan Salabat and Deputy Director Salma Afzal, the intelligence team seized 611 smart phones of Nokia brand worth Rs 2.749 million involving Rs 1.125 million duty and taxes.
The directorate also confiscated auto parts, medicine, sunglasses and art silk cloth worth Rs 1.14 million involving duty and taxes amounting to Rs 605,000.
It also impounded a Toyota Mark-X Car worth Rs 1.5 million involving duty and tax amounting to Rs 900,920, the sources said.
The Customs Intelligence’ anti-smuggling team conducted operations under the supervision of Deputy Superintendents, Nasir Minhas, Rafique Bhatti and Rauf Farooqi.
Inspectors Zulfiqar Dogar, Nadeem Ahsan Khan, Munawar and other staff of the directorate was also part of the raiding teams.