Customs’ officers at the Islamabad International Airport and Allama Iqbal International Airport have foiled smuggling attempts and seized items worth millions of rupees. In Islamabad, Customs captured 73 cell phones from a foreign passenger travelling to Islamabad from Qatar. The cellular phones were worth Rs10 million.
Similarly, in Lahore, the Customs found smuggling goods of Rs8 million from a passenger travelling from the United States. The deputy collector briefed that they found 290 shirts, more than 120 lotions, 126 cosmetic powders, and 54 perfumes.