ISLAMABAD: The Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation wing of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has confiscated smuggled cigarettes worth Rs 4.6 million in Quetta.
According to the documents available with Daily Times, on a tip-off, the FBR I&I wing – under the supervision of its Director General Shaukat Ali – along with the Frontier Corps personnel, signalled a bus to stop near Airport Chowk, Chaman, but the driver of the bus sped away. The FBR staff and the FC personnel chased down the vehicle, which led to the recovery of imported cigarettes hidden in specially designed secret cavities in the floor and roof of the bus. The seized cigarettes were said to be transported to Karachi. The value of the seized smuggled cigarettes is Rs 4.6 million.
