KARACHI: The Customs officials conducted a raid in Mobile Market, Saddar, and recovered mobile phones and tablets worth millions of rupees that were illegally cleared by an importer though Green Channel facility by mis-declaration.
On the directives of the chief collector of Customs (enforcement) South, Karachi, the collector of Customs (preventive), Karachi constituted a team to foil the attempt.
The team after strict vigilance intercepted a 40-foot container loaded on a trailer truck near Mobile Market on Wednesday morning.
The officials found a huge quantity of mobile phones brought into the country without payment of duty/taxes. The container was confiscated and goods valued at Rs284 million, approximately, were recovered and seized.
An FIR (No. 226/2017 ASO) of the case has been registered.
Published in Dawn, November 4th, 2017
