The KWS said authorities had intercepted live queen ants, including from the sought-after Messor Cephalotes species, also known as the Giant African Harvester Ant, concealed in modified test tubes and syringes. “Investigations revealed that the test tubes had been designed to sustain the ants for up to two months and evade airport security detection,” the […]
A FIA spokesperson said here on Wednesday that the teams conducted targeted operations in Lahore and Kasur, leading to the arrest of Zahid Mustafa and Amjad Bhatti. Zahid Mustafa, a wanted fugitive, was arrested for allegedly scamming a citizen with a fake Canadian job offer and embezzling a total of Rs 3.99 million. The suspect […]
Senate standing committee chaired by Senator Faisal Saleem discussed the Prevention of Migrants Smuggling bill presented by the government. “This bill has been important given the increasing human smuggling incidents,” Interior Secretary Khurram Agha said in the committee’s proceeding. “Steps have been suggested in the bill about conviction and sentences,” the secretary said. Senator Shahadat […]
According to a Pakistan Railways police spokesperson, the raid was led by Aamir Fareed, Incharge Special Branch Lahore Division, along with other officials. The confiscated goods included imported cosmetics, mobile accessories, and 420 bottles of perfumes. Additionally, two dozen bottles of imported shampoo were found in the luggage of a railway employee on duty with […]
According to the details, a man named Umar Farooq, arriving from Sharjah, was arrested for trying to smuggle around 37 iPhones. Customs officials said that the impounded iPhones are worth Rs11.5 million. The raid was conducted on a tip-off by collector customs Tayyba Kayani. Earlier in November, Customs apprehended an individual at Lahore airport attempting […]
According to the details, a man named Asif Shahzad, arriving from Dubai on the private airline PA-417, was arrested for trying to smuggle over 1.628 kg of gold, six diamond sets, and five iPhones. Customs officials indicated that the suspect concealed gold within his clothing. Authorities have filed a case against him under the Customs […]
As per details, ANF recovered 1.396 kilograms of cocaine valued at Rs13.9 million from a Brazilian woman, who arrived at Karachi airport via a private airline. According to the ANF, the woman concealed narcotics in plastic bags. The ANF has registered a case against the accused under the Anti-Narcotics Act. Earlier in October, a passenger […]
The prime minister, chairing a meeting to review the measures for the elimination of smuggling, reiterated that the government would never allow the smugglers to damage the national economy. He said the government utilized modern technology to curb smuggling and instructed to apprehend the people involved in smuggling, and their facilitators and confiscate the transport […]
According to a Pakistan Customs spokesperson, a family travelling to South Africa via Dubai was caught smuggling gold during the scanning of his luggage. The gold weighing nine kg, worth Rs170 million was concealed in the luggage of the six-member family, including five females. The passengers were taken into custody after recovery of the gold. […]
