Huge cache of dollars seized being smuggled to Afghanistan

15 Sep, 2023

Peshawar - Excise police have recovered $200,000 in US dollars and arrested two individuals here on Thursday. Azlan Aslam, additional SHO of Excise Police Station in Peshawar, informed the media that, acting on a tip-off, they intercepted a vehicle on the Ring Road and discovered the currency inside it.

Two culprits, both from Mardan, were taken into custody. “Now black dollars are being smuggled. This is a new kind of smuggling,” he added.

He further stated that both the recovered money and the suspects have been handed over to the FIA for further investigations.