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FBR Seizes Rs103 Million Electronics, Probes Rs384 Million Tax Evasion at Karachi Airport

Investigators say ground-handling staff used fake gate passes with system manipulation to remove five shipments without declarations.

Overview

  • Customs registered two FIRs and arrested staff of a foreign ground-handling company, including the employee accused of issuing fake gate passes.
  • Officials report five consignments tied to an estimated Rs384 million in evaded duties and taxes, with recovery actions now underway.
  • All shipments were attributed to M/s Peer/Jelani General Trading LLC in Dubai and were moved from the UAE to Karachi.
  • Authorities say airway bills were concealed from the WeBOC platform and the iCargo system was manipulated to enable clearance without filing GDs.
  • From one seized load, Customs listed 258 iPhone 16 handsets, 101 laptops, 246 tablets, 102 iPads, 46 PlayStations, and 20,000 memory cards, as a private terminal declined to share CCTV and key records.