Model Customs Collectorate (MCC), Preventive on Monday claimed to have confiscated five kilograms of gold and 24 thousand memory cards worth Rs 2.5 million from three passengers at Jinnah International Airport. According to Customs Spokesman Syed Muhammad Irfan Ali, the action was taken on a tipoff, which revealed that three passengers namely Muhammad Imran, Anila Imran and Maheen Patel were travelling to Karachi via flight EK-602.
Reacting on this information, all three passengers were intercepted at arrival and after their physical examination, five kilograms of gold worth Rs 20 million and 24 thousand memory cards worth Rs 2.5 million were recovered from their possession. The said confiscated goods were concealed by these passengers under their cloths. Consequent upon said recovery, all of them were taken into custody and further investigation was underway.