Tag: smuggling
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Pakistan approaches international community on radioactive smuggling in India
Pakistan has reached out to the international community over the arrest of a gang charged with smuggling radioactive substances called ‘californium’ in India.Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) has questioned how hazardous Sealed Radioactive Source (SRS) material was stolen. The Bihar Police have arrested a member of a gang smuggling californium, a radioactive chemical that is used…
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Guess what a Pakistani air hostess was smuggling in her socks
A video of a Pakistani air hostess being detained by police while trying to smuggle cash hidden in her socks has emerged online. The incident has raised concerns about security and professionalism among airline staff. There have been numerous issues and blunders involving PIA staff in the recent past, including cases of misconduct and operation…
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Crackdown against $23 billion black market results in attacks on custom officials
On Saturday, three people, including two Customs officials, were murdered in an attack near Bannu Road when unknown gunmen opened fire targeting their vehicle at the Yarak toll plaza in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This is the second attack on Pakistan Customs officials in less than a week in Dera Ismail Khan.…
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Civil-military leaders decide on action against corruption, smuggling, power theft
The civil-military leadership of the country has chosen to take tough measures against anyone engaged in illegal activities like corruption, smuggling, power theft, and criminal gangs. The decisions were taken in a high-level meeting — with an agenda of “measures against spectrum of illegal activities and criminal mafias” — chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…
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Pakistan Customs officials foil attempt to smuggle PKR 1.5 crore in gold and cash
Customs officials made a significant seizure of gold and cash at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on Tuesday.
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Woman arrested for smuggling 130 poisonous frogs
BOGOTA: Authorities in Colombia seized 130 poisonous frogs being trafficked through the Bogota airport on Monday and arrested the Brazilian woman carrying them. The woman was transporting the colorful harlequin poison frogs (oophaga histrionica) inside film containers while travelling to Sao Paulo with a stopover in Panama. She “claimed that a local community had given…
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Senators propose discontinuation of Rs5,000 currency note to fight corruption
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senators are advocating for the discontinuation of the Rs5,000 currency note as a strategic move to combat corruption and inflation.
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Two Pakistanis arrested for smuggling drugs in onion sacks to Malaysia
Malaysian authorities have seized a consignment of onions shipped from Pakistan that contained drugs worth Rs. 5 billion, including 100 kgs of cocaine and 411 kgs of methamphetamine, reports The Express Tribune. Malaysian Authorities shared the information via a letter to the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), confirming the recovery of 500 kgs of…
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Customs successfully hampers smuggling of Phones worth more than Rs20 million
In a bid to thwart the smuggling of expensive phones in the country, Pakistan Customs Department has arrested a family at the Jinnah International Airport terminal who reached Karachi after performing Umrah via a connecting flight from Dubai, PA-417. Acting vigilantly on the tip-off, the collectorate stopped some of the passengers and scanned their luggage…
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Security personnel are involved in cross-border smuggling, says Sarfraz Bugti
Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Monday in a press conference that security officials who are involved in cross-border smuggling would be court-martialed. Pakistan has escalated its crackdown on smugglers involved in the transportation of goods and dollars to Afghanistan. “If I say that security forces weren’t involved in [smuggling], it won’t be right…