Pakistan Customs Enforcement Karachi has uncovered a massive smuggling of American almonds under the guise of beans, in which duty taxes worth over Rs3.6 billion were evaded.
According to Deputy Collector Customs Enforcement Raza Naqvi, a tip-off was received that an importer named M/s AR Brothers was smuggling a large quantity of shelled American almonds under the guise of beans from Jebel Ali, Dubai, and transferring them to their warehouses.
Acting on this intelligence, Collector Customs Enforcement Moinuddin Wani ordered the seizure of all incoming containers of beans. The Anti-Smuggling Organisation (ASO) team intercepted and seized two containers from Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) that had been cleared via the Web Based One Custom (WeBOC) Green Channel and were being shifted to Rehman Warehouse, Falcon Logistics Complex, Hub River Road.
Additionally, two more containers were recovered from Haroonabad SITE Area warehouses. Later, the ASO also seized two more containers at the KICT exit gate, which had already been cleared.
Authorities revealed that a total of 155 tons of shelled American almonds, 50 tons of beans, 15 tons of various vegetable seeds, and 200 cartons of US-manufactured sling film were recovered from these five containers.
The authorities registered a case and confiscated all smuggled goods.
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