Customs seizes Rs1bn heroin, Rs52m smuggled goods

Pakistan Customs seized 42.891 kg of heroin valued at an estimated Rs1.2bn at Ziarat Cross and detained a Toyota Hilux Revo worth about Rs20m, Mettis Global reported on November 10. Two occupants were arrested, and an FIR was filed. Customs said this was the unit’s third major narcotics seizure in less than six weeks.

At DES Kolpur, officials recovered smuggled goods valued at Rs51.6m, including about 500 kg of cellulose acetate tow. Separately, a container at Sost Dry Port held around 23,800 kg of suspected cellulose acetate tow and other goods; the haul’s estimated value was Rs75m, with duties and taxes of Rs319m. Samples are being tested to determine the material’s composition and classification, while legal proceedings have begun.