Staff Reporter
The customs claimed to have seized millions of rupees worth of smuggled betel nuts and arrested four suspects during a raid in Site industrial area on Sunday. According to customs officials, the raid was carried out on a warehouse on a tip-off. The betel nuts weighing 150 tonnes and a trailer, valued at Rs160 million, were taken into custody. The seized betel nuts were loaded onto 16 trucks and shifted to the customs’ godowns. The officials said they have launched a search to track down and arrest the owner of the warehouse. Earlier, on Feb 16, anti-corruption authorities in Landhi area of the metropolis had raided a government food warehouse seizing illegally stocked betel nuts. The anti-corruption bureau apprehended six people from the vicinity while the food inspector in charge of the warehouse was also taken into custody. The anti-corruption officials revealed that the food inspector had been storing and selling illegal betel nuts after taking heavy bribes. Last month Customs had also seized myriad quantity of smuggled betel nuts from a warehouse located at SITE area.
