{"id":42052,"date":"2023-12-31T07:22:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T07:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/customs-seizes-smuggled-cellphones-at-karachi-airport\/"},"modified":"2023-12-31T07:22:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T07:22:03","slug":"customs-seizes-smuggled-cellphones-at-karachi-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/customs-seizes-smuggled-cellphones-at-karachi-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Customs seizes smuggled cellphones at Karachi airport"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KARACHI: Pakistan Customs officials deputed at Jinnah International airport Karachi foiled the smuggling of cellular phones worth millions of rupees on Sunday, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to a spokesman for Customs, officials deployed at the International Departure were busy checking passengers coming from a foreign origin.<\/p>\n

During the process, the staff screened the luggage of a female passenger who landed at the Karachi airport from Sharjah, UAE.<\/p>\n

The spokesman added that when the officials checked his luggage they found 23 smartphones worth over Rs9 million.<\/p>\n

A case has been registered against the passenger as he failed to produce tax details to the customs staff.<\/p>\n

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In a\u00a0similar action<\/a>, customs officials foiled a smuggling bid worth around Rs8 million from Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore and nabbed a passenger travelling from the United States.<\/p>\n

According to a deputy collector of Customs, a passenger travelled from the United States via a private airline carrying smuggled goods worth Rs8 million. \u201cThe products carried by the passenger included cosmetics, garments, and other expensive items,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The official further said that 54 expensive perfumes, 126 cosmetics powder, over 12 lotions, 290 shirts and T-shirts and other materials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n