Pakistan Customs seizes foreign-origin liquor, cigarettes worth Rs50.20 million at Sukkur Barrage

Pakistan Customs seized smuggled liquor, cigarettes and other goods valued at Rs50.20 million, including the vehicle carrying them, at Sukkur Barrage on October 19. Profit by Pakistan Today reported that customs staff stopped a refrigerated truck travelling from Karachi to Islamabad and detained its driver and helper.

The recovered items included 587 bottles of Black Label whisky, 408 bottles of Chinese Fen Jiu liquor and 1,500 packs of Chinese Double Happiness cigarettes, alongside other goods. Customs put the seized merchandise at Rs35.20 million and the combined value with the truck at Rs50.20 million, noting that these figures remain provisional pending final assessment. The operation formed part of heightened checks on identified smuggling routes, and the department said it would continue enforcement activity.

The seizure is a customs enforcement story rather than a development directly tied to any listed company or PSX sector.