{
  "id": 19413690,
  "title": "Smuggled goods, narcotics worth Rs1.57bn seized",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/smuggled-goods-narcotics-worth-rs1-57bn-seized",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-10T23:31:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448320/smuggled-goods-narcotics-worth-rs157bn-seized"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan Customs has stepped up its anti-smuggling efforts across the nation, recovering an estimated value of Rs 1.57 billion worth of illicit goods and narcotics across various regions. According to official reports, the Customs department seized a substantial amount of heroin, totaling Rs 1.2 billion, at the Ziarat Cross checkpoint. Additionally, Customs officials at the Digital Enforcement Station in Kolpur apprehended smuggled goods valued at Rs 51.6 million during a routine inspection of a passenger vehicle on the Quetta-Sibi route. The seized items included a significant quantity of Cellulose Acetate Tow, along with Indian-origin Ketamine injections, Chinese salt, poppy seeds, foreign cigarettes, cosmetics, and confectionery. This marks the second major Cellulose Acetate Tow seizure by the DES Kolpur within a span of ten days, with the first seizure amounting to Rs 73 million on October 31, 2026. At the Silk Route Dry Port in Sost, Customs recovered approximately 23,800 kg of suspected Cellulose Acetate Tow, concealed within an undeclared container, along with a range of other goods, including cosmetics, perfumes, mobile phone batteries, and circuit breakers. The combined value of the recovered goods, including associated duties and taxes, is estimated at Rs 319 million, primarily due to the illicit Cellulose Acetate Tow. Legal proceedings have been initiated following these seizures, and ongoing investigations are underway to further probe the matter.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has intensified its anti-smuggling operations nationwide, seized around Rs 1.57 billion worth of smuggled goods and narcotics from different parts of the country. According to the details, Customs has confiscated heroin worth about Rs 1.2 billion at Ziarat Cross, smuggled goods worth Rs 51.6 million at the Digital Enforcement Station (DES) Kolpur, and suspected…",
  "key_points": [
    "Pakistan Customs seizes Rs 1.57 billion worth of smuggled goods and narcotics.",
    "Heroin worth Rs 1.2 billion recovered at Ziarat Cross checkpoint.",
    "Cellulose Acetate Tow seizure at Silk Route Dry Port totals Rs 319 million."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}