Smuggled fabric worth Rs 20 million seized, two arrested

07 Nov, 2013

Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation, FBR, Karachi on Wednesday said that it seized huge quantity of smuggled fabric worth Rs 20 million from Tariq road area and arrested two persons. According to sources, Director Manzoor Memon received information that some unscrupulous elements were going to offload smuggled fabric at Dubai Shopping Mall on Tariq road in the limits of Ferozabad police station.
Reacting on the information, a team of the Directorate conducted a raid on early Wednesday morning when the smugglers were busy in unloading the smuggled fabric from a 40-ft container. They said that fabric imported under Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) was reportedly unloaded in the country. They said two accused were arrested besides seizure of huge quantity of fabric worth Rs 20 million. Further investigation was underway.

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