By Fazal Amin Shinwari
LANDI KOTAL: Customs Enforcement Peshawar and Frontier Corps (FC) Khyber Rifles jointly destroyed a large quantity of seized contraband and prohibited goods at FC Fort in Landi Kotal, Khyber district, on Thursday.
The items destroyed included heroin powder, charas, opium, fireworks, prohibited medicines, liquor, Chinese-made goods, expired products and other banned materials.
Officials from various government departments and law enforcement agencies attended the ceremony, including the collectors of Customs Enforcement Peshawar and Customs Appraisement Khyber, Deputy Commissioner Khyber, and representatives of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Inland Revenue, Department of Plant Protection and Pakistan Tobacco Company.
Representatives of trade and business organizations were also present.
The destruction of the confiscated goods underscored the coordination among government departments and law enforcement agencies to prevent the movement of prohibited items and ensure compliance with relevant laws, particularly in border areas.
