QUETTA:Gwadar customs on Wednesday claimed to have foiled a bid to smuggle high quality betel nuts in an operation conducted at Kurkhera check post of Gwadar.
According to statement issued by the media cell of Collectorate of Customs Balochistan, staff of customs seized 8,600 kilograms of high quality betel nuts from hidden places of Karachi-bound troller coming from Quetta at Kurkhera check-post of Gwadar.
The value of the seized betal nuts was reported to be three crore rupees. Operation was conducted by the staff of Gwadar customs on the directions of Chief Collector, Collectorate of Customs, Balochistan Gul Rehman, Collector Gwadar, Tahir Qureshi and Additional Collector, Ghulam Haider Maiser.