The Customs officials at Port Qasim thwarted on Monday an attempt to smuggle narcotics worth Rs36 billion hidden in footballs made in Sialkot. Chief Collector of Model Customs Collectorate South Saif Uddin Junejo noted that the department caught 36 kilograms of heroin hidden in the 9,600 footballs meant for departure to Canada. The ooficial said that the department thwarted a historic bid of 36kg heroin smuggling Officials, in a press conference on Monday said the footballs were made in Sialkot and were meant for Canada hidden in which were about 36 kilograms of heroin that is worth over Rs360 billion in the international market. Customs officials scouring the packed goods wherein the concealed heroin was found Four suspected to be involved in the smuggling have been detained by the customs officials and cases have been lodged against them while for others a team of officials have been constituted and sent to Sialkot. According to the Goods Declaration (GD), of the items to be exported via consignments, the exported said the exports were meant for Canada. Separately on Sunday, Customs authorities foiled a smuggling bid of around Rs3.4 million at Allama Iqbal International airport, Lahore. According to DC Customs Saqib Warraich, 23 iPhones, four Ipads, three Sony cameras, and one wireless set were recovered from a bag sent from Dubai to Lahore. The DC Customs said the smuggled electronic items were to be dispatched to Islamabad from Lahore Airport’s domestic departure. The smuggled items have been taken into custody. While the airlines have been directed to check the bags at the Lahore airport before dispatching them.
