What happened: Pakistan Customs personnel seized a large quantity of imported liquor worth more than six million rupees during a raid on the outskirts of Karachi. The News quotes pak Customs spokesperson Irfan Ali as, “After the Customs Enforcement Collectorate received information that liquor was being smuggled into Karachi from Balochistan, the vigilance mounted at the Moachko check post.” Details: The foreign liquor was allegedly being smuggled in a vehicle that had a government number plate, “And an armed guard was spotted at the check psot, customs anti-smuggling staff motioned for its driver to pull up, but the driver sped away.” Seized items: Irfan Ali stated that the Customs officers chased down the driver at the Sheshah Chowk, and the driver and the guard jumped off the vehicle and ran away, taking the benefit of a traffic jam on the other side of the road. However, 348 foreign liquor bottles were seized. Subsequently, the value of the alcohol bottles is estimated at 6,480,000 rupees, and the total value of liquor along the vehicle was above ten million.
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