An attempt to smuggle 9.5 kg of jewelery worth 19 crores failed at Karachi Airport

Karachi: Pakistan Customs Jinnah International Airport The Collectorate foiled smuggling of gold jewelery and foreign currency during an operation at the Jinnah Terminal Departure Lounge.

Additional Collector Customs Muhammad Faisal Khan told Express that the authorities had received a tip-off that there would be an attempt to smuggle gold jewelery from Pakistan, following which strict monitoring of passengers going abroad on international departures was intensified.

He said that during this time, the authorities found the activities of a five-member family suspicious, on which they were checked, and 9.5 kg of ready-made gold bangles and chains containing gold coins worth Rs 19 crore were recovered from them. Is.

He said that during the search, 1172 dollars worth of South African dirhams and Rials were also recovered from the said family. He said that the above-mentioned five-member family was trying to take gold ornaments to Dubai, South Africa.

Officials registered a case and seized the recovered gold ornaments and foreign currency while the passengers were arrested and will be produced in court.