TORKHAM: Customs authorities foiled a bid to smuggle Indian medicines and arrested a person,official said on Tuesday.
Customs official Mujahid Khan said that custom personnel at Torkham import terminal recovered a cache of Indian medicines from a truck bearing regusteration number(KAB-24128).He said the truck was loaded with onions. He said the truck had entered to Pakistan from Afghanistan via torkham border.He said total worth of the seized medicines in open market was 1.1 million rupees.Custom authorities also seized the truck and onions being imported to Pakistan, he said.
Mujahid said the driver arrested and case filed against him.
It may be added here that last week custom authorities had also seized arms,ammunition and other contraband items at Torkham border cosrring worth million of rupees.
