KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Friday claimed to have foiled a bid of smuggling and recovered non-custom paid items at Abdul Jabbar Shaheed Checkposton Sindh Balochistan Border near Jacobabad.
According to Rangers spokesman, the items including 998 cartons of cigarettes and 64 bags of betel nuts having worth of around Rs 51 million were recovered during a search of trucks and containers on the way to Lahore and Multan, the spokesman added.
He said the intelligence-based action was taken in line with the coordination between Sindh Rangers and Customs authorities to stop smuggling. The recovered non-custom paid items which are cigarettes and betelnuts are handed over to Customs department for further legal formalities.
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