Customs Intelligence catch smuggling to Afghanistan under ISAF name

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Five customs officials held for helping smugglers
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By Sajid Gondal
Tuesday, 29 Jun, 2010

According to Customs sources, trucks of National Logistic Cell (NLC) were used for transporting containers to Afghanistan. -File Photo
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ISLAMABAD: The Customs Intelligence has arrested five officials for allegedly facilitating smuggling of liquor by a fake company, Luner Product, which claimed to have a contract for supplies to Nato forces in Afghanistan.

The arrested Customs officials were accused of issuing a ‘border clearance certificate’ at the Torkham border to containers of the fictitious company which were later found in Peshawar by the Customs Intelligence.

According to Customs sources, trucks of National Logistic Cell (NLC) were used for transporting containers to Afghanistan.

Munir Qureshi, a senior official of the Federal Board of Revenue, confirmed on Monday the arrest of the customs officials and smuggling of liquor by Luner Product company under the cover of supplies to Nato forces in Afghanistan.

Sources said officials of the Customs Intelligence had found some containers which were being dismantled by scrap dealers at Ring Road in Peshawar.

Further investigation by the Customs Intelligence revealed that the containers had been imported by the ghost company on the pretext of supplying goods to Nato forces in Afghanistan.

The sources said that when Customs Intelligence officials got in touch with Nato officials in Kabul, they denied the import of these containers by the alliance and clarified that no company by the name of Luner Product had a contract for Nato supplies.

After the Nato denial, Customs Intelligence officials opened three containers of the same company at the Karachi Port and found liquor in them.

The sources said that the company had imported 43 containers to date and some of them were seized in Peshawar and three at the Karachi Port.

 

[IBRIS]

Pakistan News.Net
Tuesday 29th June, 2010 (ANI)
In what appears to be one of the biggest frauds in Pakistan's history, more than 11,000 containers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) containing goods worth over a whopping 220 billion rupees have gone 'missing.'

The containers, which were used to transport prohibited and non-prohibited goods for the NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, have mysteriously disappeared over the past two years owing to the prevalent massive corruption in the Customs department.

According to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) these containers were imported to provide equipments to the international forces in Afghanistan and contained weapons, liquor, military uniforms and other prohibited and non-prohibited materials, The Nation reports.

"During last two years, around 11,727 containers were imported but the goods were unloaded in Pakistan despite the fact that these were meant for Afghanistan," the FBR said.

Investigations have revealed that goods from these containers were loaded down in Karachi but their fake registration was made at Torkham, Afghanistan.

Following the scam being revealed, authorities have filed a case against the service provider.

However, there has been no official word over the issue so far. (ANI)

 

[Markus]

lolz, another source of income for Pakistan.

 

[Spring Onion]

This is latest incident and you can find the timeline of such attacks So you may find more than 11K might had been burnt down '

15 Nato-supply containers torched near Islamabad

Updated at: 0103 PST, Wednesday, June 09, 2010

ISLAMABAD: In another bid to blow a hard strike into international efforts to uproot militancy, nearly fifteen Nato containers, meant for supplying fuel and other logistic support for Nato forces resisting against Taliban in Afghanistan, have been torched as unknown assailants opened fire and set them ablaze in suburbs of federal Capital Islamabad late on Tuesday night, injuring four persons but no loss of life was reported, Geo news reported.

Bizarrely, all the drivers and containers’ cleaners had disappeared from the incident scene when the ambush was carried out near Sangjani place located in the outskirts of Islamabad, eyewitnesses told media persons.

Rescue efforts have been kicked off as law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area while wounded men are being rushed to hospital for medical treatment.

Fire tenders have been dispatched to incident site, as all containers are on thick fire, meanwhile, police parties are in pursuit of attackers, sources said.

According to police sources, miscreants were carrying heavy armaments while riding two motorcycles and six cars when they lodged onslaught.

15 Nato-supply containers torched near Islamabad - GEO.tv

 

[Markus]

This is latest incident and you can find the timeline of such attacks So you may find more than 11K might had been burnt down '

15 Nato-supply containers torched near Islamabad

Updated at: 0103 PST, Wednesday, June 09, 2010

ISLAMABAD: In another bid to blow a hard strike into international efforts to uproot militancy, nearly fifteen Nato containers, meant for supplying fuel and other logistic support for Nato forces resisting against Taliban in Afghanistan, have been torched as unknown assailants opened fire and set them ablaze in suburbs of federal Capital Islamabad late on Tuesday night, injuring four persons but no loss of life was reported, Geo news reported.

Bizarrely, all the drivers and containers’ cleaners had disappeared from the incident scene when the ambush was carried out near Sangjani place located in the outskirts of Islamabad, eyewitnesses told media persons.

Rescue efforts have been kicked off as law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area while wounded men are being rushed to hospital for medical treatment.

Fire tenders have been dispatched to incident site, as all containers are on thick fire, meanwhile, police parties are in pursuit of attackers, sources said.

According to police sources, miscreants were carrying heavy armaments while riding two motorcycles and six cars when they lodged onslaught.

15 Nato-supply containers torched near Islamabad - GEO.tv

Perfect!

Unload the containers, sell off the goods and earn money and then torch the containers.

 

[Indiarox]

This is latest incident and you can find the timeline of such attacks So you may find more than 11K might had been burnt down '

15 Nato-supply containers torched near Islamabad

Updated at: 0103 PST, Wednesday, June 09, 2010

ISLAMABAD: In another bid to blow a hard strike into international efforts to uproot militancy, nearly fifteen Nato containers, meant for supplying fuel and other logistic support for Nato forces resisting against Taliban in Afghanistan, have been torched as unknown assailants opened fire and set them ablaze in suburbs of federal Capital Islamabad late on Tuesday night, injuring four persons but no loss of life was reported, Geo news reported.

Bizarrely, all the drivers and containers’ cleaners had disappeared from the incident scene when the ambush was carried out near Sangjani place located in the outskirts of Islamabad, eyewitnesses told media persons.

Rescue efforts have been kicked off as law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area while wounded men are being rushed to hospital for medical treatment.

Fire tenders have been dispatched to incident site, as all containers are on thick fire, meanwhile, police parties are in pursuit of attackers, sources said.

According to police sources, miscreants were carrying heavy armaments while riding two motorcycles and six cars when they lodged onslaught.

15 Nato-supply containers torched near Islamabad - GEO.tv

Pakistan News.Net
Tuesday 29th June, 2010 (ANI)
In what appears to be one of the biggest frauds in Pakistan's history, more than 11,000 containers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) containing goods worth over a whopping 220 billion rupees have gone 'missing.'

The containers, which were used to transport prohibited and non-prohibited goods for the NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, have mysteriously disappeared over the past two years owing to the prevalent massive corruption in the Customs department.

According to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) these containers were imported to provide equipments to the international forces in Afghanistan and contained weapons, liquor, military uniforms and other prohibited and non-prohibited materials, The Nation reports.

"During last two years, around 11,727 containers were imported but the goods were unloaded in Pakistan despite the fact that these were meant for Afghanistan," the FBR said.

Investigations have revealed that goods from these containers were loaded down in Karachi but their fake registration was made at Torkham, Afghanistan.

Following the scam being revealed, authorities have filed a case against the service provider.

However, there has been no official word over the issue so far. (ANI)

No wonder NATO is looking for alternate routes to afghanistan

 

[Indiarox]

Perfect!

Unload the containers, sell off the goods and earn money and then torch the containers.

ingenious inst it

 

[Spring Onion]

Perfect!

Unload the containers, sell off the goods and earn money and then torch the containers.

Thats a bharti orange view without proofs

read the news from different sources. The containers are torched by militants along with the goods, supplies. And many a times they even looted the military equipment.

BTW Indian Orange media should be knowing that NATO supplies are contracted to private Cos and not Govt of Pakistan so

 

[RescueRanger]

Perfect!

Unload the containers, sell off the goods and earn money and then torch the containers.

How about you use your brain, if selling them was the case whatever good goto Afghanistan come back on sale in the markets in Faqirabad anyway.

This is just another in a long line of attacks targetting NATO containers, it has been repeatedly suggested to re-driect the containers to a seperate dry port being constructed in Baluchistan but the US is not 100% on that decision.

So they have to travel from Karachi to Rawalpindi and from Rawalpindi to NWFP and then onto Afghanistan, can you honestly tell me the OPSEC of containers carrying such senstive goods can be gaurenteed when you use civillian contractors and are travelling in and out of red-zones?

 

[karan.1970]

I remember Jana calling Indian rice merchants thieves because they were buying rice from Pakistani merchants and selling it further at a profit . Wonder what category these Pakistani bretheren of hers fall under.

 

[RescueRanger]

Thats a bharti orange view without proofs

read the news from different sources. The containers are torched by militants along with the goods, supplies. And many a times they even looted the military equipment.

BTW Indian Orange media should be knowing that NATO supplies are contracted to private Cos and not Govt of Pakistan so

Jana sister we are wasting our time trying to explain the facts, for some people even a pigeon farting is a Pakistani conspiracy to terrorise the world.

 

[mjnaushad]

lolz, another source of income for Pakistan.

Perfect!

Unload the containers, sell off the goods and earn money and then torch the containers.

ingenious inst it

If MODS still think these people deserve to stay on this forum then i'll call its BR not defence.pk

 

[Markus]

Thats a bharti orange view without proofs

read the news from different sources. The containers are torched by militants along with the goods, supplies. And many a times they even looted the military equipment.

BTW Indian Orange media should be knowing that NATO supplies are contracted to private Cos and not Govt of Pakistan so

First things first.

"Bharat" is the name of the country. It's citizens are called "Bhartiya" and not "Bharti". But if you do that under the influence of Airtel - Bharti, then its OK.

And now......

Who is responsible for the security of NATO containers on Pakistani territory?

and yes, I have read this from multiple sources, it does not imply that containers are torched with the goods each and every time. If there is oil, food or weapons, then it doesnt need an Einstein to understand as to what the militants are going to do with them.

PS: If you really like the "Bhartiyas" so much, com on ever, u r more than welcome.

 

[Markus]

ingenious inst it

certainly yeah.

 

[Spring Onion]

Jana sister we are wasting our time trying to explain the facts, for some people even a pigeon farting is a Pakistani conspiracy to terrorise the world.

I love to see them having this phobia even they fart its conspiracy theory by ISI lolzz

Now idont know why Orange Media fart every now and then twisting words.