The Customs of Pakistan has frustrated an attempt to smuggle goods worth RS14 million rupees through the erroneous declaration in the international Qasim (Qict) container terminal of Karachi, authorities said on Friday.
According to the attached collector NAQVI, the shipment was declared under the export facilitation scheme (EFS) as aluminum aluminum scrap, but the exam revealed that it contained a range of articles of high value not declared, Express News reported.
These included medical equipment, electronic cigarettes, vape flavors and lithium batteries.
The 40 -foot container, imported from Malaysia, cleared through the green channel in Qict.
Customs acted on a warning and seized the container immediately after he left the terminal. The documentation showed a declared weight of 81,950 kilograms of aluminum sheet.
“After an exhaustive exam, the shipment was found in a clear violation of the EFS rules,” Naqvi confirmed.
The officials registered a case against the importer, the national industries m/s and confiscated the goods. Additional research is ongoing.
