Customs seize 25 tons of smuggled betel nuts

KARACHI   -  Pakistan Customs seized a signifi­cant quantity of smuggled hazardous betel nuts from a warehouse in the Gulzar Hi­jri area. According to a news release on Monday, the An­ti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) of Customs, acting on a tip-off, raided a godown at the Sir Syed roundabout in Gulzar Hijri and recov­ered 25 tons of betel nuts valued at Rs25 million. The confiscated betel nuts were transported to the Customs warehouse. A case has been registered, and further in­vestigations are ongoing.

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