Torkham: Foreign weapons were recovered from a truck coming from Afghanistan
LANDIKOTAL: The Customs officials at Torkham border point foiled a bid to smuggle a huge cache of foreign made weapons to Pakistan and arrested the driver, officials said on Saturday.
Deputy Collector Customs, Appraisement, Hammad Ahmad told reporters that acting on a tip-off, they stopped a truck bearing registration number (C-8782) at Torkham Zero point and recovered the arms.
He said that the truck was transporting coal from Afghanistan to Pakistan.
Hammad Ahmad said they recovered 12-bore 88 Turkish and Russian made rifles and 600 bullet rounds. Customs authority took the truck into their custody.