408 cases of gold and dollar smuggling were documented in a four-year report and documents.

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Record smuggling of gold and dollars has been revealed over the last four years.


According to the documents of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (FBR), 408 cases of smuggling of gold and dollars were recorded in 4 years.

According to the documents, from 2008 to 2022, one crore and five million dollars were smuggled, while smuggling of gold worth more than 5.3 million dollars was caught at the border.

The report further states that smuggling of currency worth one crore dollars was caught during this period.

According to the documents, 116 gold smuggling cases and 292 dollar smuggling cases were registered during this period.

According to officials, 2019 and 2020 saw record gold and dollar smuggling, and during this period, currency and gold smuggling worth 3.8 million dollars was seized.

According to Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (FBR) sources, more than 251 money laundering investigations were initiated during this period.