The newly established Model Customs Collectorate at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, has collected customs duty amounting to Rs 10.836 billion as against the target of Rs 10.254 billion, depicting over 6 percent growth during the first six months of the current financial year.
According to details, the collection remained 25% higher than the collection made during the corresponding period of FY 2017-18. During the period, the Collectorate has seized goods including mobile phones, liquor/bear, diamonds, narcotics and other merchandise items worth Rs202 million.
In addition, as per the directions of the FBR, the vigilance against smuggling of currency was enhanced during the year and as a result foreign currency equal to Rs 33 million was seized from various passengers.
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