On Monday, a team from the Customs Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation (I&I) raided a warehouse located at a private school and found Rs. 856 million worth of illegal items.
According to officials, Customs Additional Director Rizwan Bashir-led team, comprising deputy director Ali Asad and Superintendent Rai Waqar, was tipped off about smuggled goods at the warehouse on the Raiwind Road.
It raided the site inside Think and Grow School on Raiwind Road, and recovered,
- smuggled fabric
- shoes
- cosmetics
- tools
- furniture
- toys
- crockery
- electronics.
The recovered goods included expired cosmetics worth Rs60m. The material related to removal of expiry dates and their substitution with new dates also found.
The officials termed the case a biggest ever in the history of Customs Directorate General (I&I), Lahore range, in terms of total value of goods.
“We have devised an anti-smuggling policy aligned with parameters of transparency and zero tolerance on smuggling,” Customs Intelligence & Investigation DG Faiz Ahmed Chadhar
In addition to a FIR being filed, Zainullah Khan, general manager of warehouse, was the subject of a criminal inquiry. It was unclear whether the suspect also owned the school.
