Customs Seize 18.67 Billion Rupees of Meth Near Noshki – Major Blow to Drug Trafficking

October 27, 2025

Customs Helps Intercept Meth Smuggling Worth 18.67 Billion Rupees NEAR Noshki, Taking a Major Blow to Drug Traffickers

Islamabad (October 2025):

Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made a remarkable success against international drug trafficking networks by capturing a meth (methamphetamine) smuggling attempt valued at 18.67 billion rupees near Noshki, Balochistan. Over 300 kilograms of narcotics were seized, and 2 suspects were arrested who were involved in a cross border narcotics trafficking network.

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Inside The Operation

Report from FBR Customs Enforcement Wing detailed how Noshki’s Field Enforcement Unit (FEU) acted on a tip regarding a narcotics smuggling and highway robbery. Noshki’s FEU stopped a suspicious vehicle from Taftan. FBR officers found dozens of crystal (meth) ice boxes hidden in a modified vehicle fuel tank compartment. .

The tainted cargo was accompanied by 2 men who failed to show legal authorization, involving Babul and Amin Baloch from Kech District, who were arrested. An official First Information Report (FIR) has been registered, and broader network research is being conducted.

The severly impacted seized contraband has a projected international value of 18.67 billion rupees, estimating this to be in the top 5 magnitude drug seizures in Pakistan.
Catching these criminals shows the continued success of the government efforts to tackle drug trafficking, illegal currency trade, and cross-border tax evasion.

“It proves that our answer to drug trafficking is unyielding,” said the FBR representative, “Our teams are relentless in targeting illegal cross-border trade networks.”

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Heightened Security in Border Areas

The difficult terrain of the Taftan–Noshki corridor aggravates the problems smugglers face, together with the proximity of the borders of Iran and Afghanistan. Anticipating illegal cross-border trade, government agencies have placed more resources, used AI in the cargo search-and-scan systems, and improved strategic collaboration on the use of operational intelligence to steer law enforcement activities.

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Impact of the Operation

It enhances the reputation of Pakistan in the international community in the fight against the narcotics trade.
It protects the economy from the underground trade in the narcotics.
It clarifies the reputation of the FBR in law enforcement, and the cooperation of their divisions.
It warns smugglers targeting the western borders.
Sustained law enforcement activities to meet the operational targets of the Anti-Narcotics Pakistan division and Anti-Narcotics trafficking division of Pakistan Customs provides the traffickers with less operational space.

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Benefits of the Operation

✅ Enhanced reputation of Pakistan

✅ Economic Protection

✅ FBR Enforcement and cooperation

Enhanced Enforcement on Border Routes

The Taftan–Noshki corridor remains a target of smugglers due to difficult terrain and the proximity of the borders of Iran and Afghanistan. More recently, the Border Enforcement Agencies have placed more and better resources on these routes, and, for the first time, used AI for law enforcement collaboration in cargo scan and search. This strongly coordinated use of operational intelligence represents a first in strategic law enforcement.

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Strengthens FBR’s enforcement credibility and inter-agency cooperation.

Issues a stern message to traffickers using the western border.

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Key Highlights

✅ 300 kg of crystal meth (“ice”) seized

✅ Worth Rs 18.67 billion in international market

✅ Two suspects from Kech District arrested

✅ Smuggling attempt foiled near Noshki, Balochistan

✅ FIR registered — network under investigation

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