QUETTA: Collectorate of Customs team has thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics and seized 89 kilograms of charas/hashish worth millions of rupees at Yaro Check Post. The driver of the vehicle managed to escape.
According to the details, Collector Preventive Iftikhar Ahmad received credible information that few drug smugglers were using vehicles for smuggling of narcotics. He passed directions to Additional Collector Jameel Baloch who further directed Assistant Collector Umair Arshad to enhance patrolling on all main roads of the city.
Subsequently, Assistant collector Umair Arshad along with Customs staff of Yaroo Check Post intercepted a car coming from border area, and recovered large quantity of charas and opium from the vehicle.
The drugs were stuffed in different concealments inside the car. Customs team after registering a case of smuggling started investigations.