QUETTA: Pakistan Customs has foiled a major smuggling attempt at Quetta Airport, seizing gold jewellery worth over Rs 40 million from passengers arriving from Dubai.
According to a Customs spokesperson, the luggage of family members who arrived from Dubai on Sunday via flight FZ 345 was scanned upon arrival. During the inspection, customs officials discovered commercial quantities of ready-made gold jewellery concealed in their baggage.
The spokesperson confirmed that authorities recovered 85 tolas of ready-made gold jewellery during the operation. The total value of the seized gold is estimated to exceed Rs 40 million.
A case has been registered against those involved in the smuggling attempt, and the recovered gold has been taken into custody by customs authorities. Officials stated that further legal action is currently underway.
In a separate development, leaders of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) have raised serious concerns over the unchecked price hike in Quetta and have accused government price control committees of corruption.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the party’s District Ameer, Sheikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Abdul Rehman Rafique, and Secretary General Haji Ainullah Shams, along with other leaders, expressed alarm over the rising prices of essential food items. They alleged that the government machinery has become disconnected from public issues.
According to the JUI-F leaders, the Price Control Committees are failing to perform their duties. “These committees are busy collecting huge bribes from shopkeepers instead of controlling prices,” they stated
