Blaze News - Pakistan

The Directorate of Customs Post Clearance Audit South, operating under the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), has uncovered a massive money laundering scheme worth over Rs106 billion, disguised as solar panel imports. According to Express News, the operation involved seven fake companies, and the FBR has now filed cases against them. The companies implicated in the scandal include: Messrs Sky Linkers Trading Company Peshawar, Messrs Sky Linkers Business Chain Private Limited Peshawar, Messrs Bright Star Business Solution Private Limited Peshawar, Messrs Moonlight SMC Private Limited Peshawar, Messrs Pak Electronics Lahore, Messrs Solar Site (Private) Limited Lahore, and Messrs Royal Zone (Private) Limited. According to Shiraz Ahmed, Director of Customs Post Clearance Audit South, the investigation into the money laundering network led to the dismantling of a notorious cartel that used these seven fake companies to launder Rs106 billion. The counterfeit companies were involved in over-invo...

In a significant operation at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, the Pakistan Customs Drug Enforcement Cell on Saturday uncovered a stash of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as "crystal ice", with an estimated street value of Rs300 million. The narcotics were concealed within three baskets of dry fruits that were originally sent from Afghanistan to Bahrain and subsequently returned to Pakistan. Read More: Customs foil bid to smuggle 46kg ice drug to Australia The contraband, which had been dispatched to an individual named Gulbaz Khan residing in Bahrain, returned unattended. Under international law, the parcel could not be opened without proper authorisation from the intended recipient. According to Collector Shafiq Ahmed, who is stationed at Jinnah International Airport's terminal, it is suspected that Gulbaz Khan, possibly out of fear of legal consequences, chose not to receive the parcel and decided to send it back. The bags of dry fruits, originally d...