NEELUM (Kashmir English): In a significant bust, the authorities have seized a Mehran vehicle smuggling green gold (expensive wood) at the Chalhana check post, Neelum Valley.
According to the reports, the Rangers officer Ashkot Malik Tahir and his team apprehended the vehicle but the driver managed to escape leaving the expensive bark worth millions in the car.
The rangers team later transferred the car to UT where further investigation is ongoing.
This seizure demonstrates that efforts to crack down on smuggling are more active in the region. The installation of CCTV at the Chalhana check post will help reduce smuggling.
The enhanced surveillance will help authorities monitor suspicious human movement and infuse challenges upon smugglers in carrying out clandestine operations. This, in turn, will reduce the smuggling of illicit goods around the area.
