…Customs chief said 16 US-made different brands of automatic guns and 15,000 of bullets rounds were recovered
LANDIKOTAL: Customs authorities at Torkham border foiled a bid to smuggle a bulk of foreign made arms and Ammunitions from Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday.
Chief collector Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Salim while displaying the seized arms to media said that taking action on a tip off they stpopped a loaded truck(E-3657) at Torkham border as it entered Pakistan. He said the truck was loaded with pomegranates being imported from Afghanistan.
The customs chief said the collector appraisement Peshawar Amjadur Rehman and his team searched the truck and recovered 16 US-made different brands of automatic guns and 15,000 of bullets rounds.He said worth of the seized arms in open market was more than 40 million rupees. The arms were concealed in the hidden cavities of the truck.
Muhammad Salim said that the driver of the truck fled from the scene,however the truck was,taken into custoday. He said investigation started to reach to the hands behind the arms smuggling. He said the seized arms were banned in Pakistan and could be used in terrorism related incidents.
Federal minister visited Torkham border: Federal minister for overseas Pakistanis and human development Sajid Hussain Toori along with member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly Bilawal Afridi visited Torkham border. They were briefed about the current situation and trade with Afghanistan and central Asian statea. National Logistic Cell(NLC) incharge Col, Aziz Khan and local government representatives were also present.
