Customs earned Rs16,124mn by auctioning smuggled goods: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Thursday told the Senate Session that Pakistan Customs had earned Rs16,124 million by auctioning confiscated goods in last five years.

Responding to a question, he said that a variety of smuggled goods including tea, auto parts, cigarettes, antiques, crockery, vehicles, electronic goods and narcotics had been confiscated by the Customs officials.

In his written reply, the minister said that according to the rules certain items including arms and ammunition, narcotics could be auctioned.

He said that arms and ammunition of prohibited and no prohibited bores were disposed of.

Earlier, the customs officials had confiscated nine bottles of liquor at Karachi airport in September.

According to details, nine wine bottles were seized by custom officials from a passenger named Mansoor Ahmed, coming from Bangkok to Karachi.

Sources had said the man was an adviser of Peoples Unity president but the employees union had distanced itself from what they termed a former member’s act.