KHUZDAR: Pakistan Coast Guards on Friday foiled an attempt to smuggle a huge quantity of liquor to Karachi from Hub district through sea route.

Officials said the Coast Guards personnel had on a tip-off intercepted six vehicles loaded with the smuggled liquor in the Winder area of Lyari and recovered 4,573 bottles of liquor. The consignment was being snuggled to Karachi through sea route. The value of the seized liquor was estimated at Rs5.7 million.

Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2023

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