KARACHI: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence has seized a huge quantity of narcotic substance in Karachi.

According to Customs Intelligence, an operation was conducted and the officials recovered narcotics worth Rs4 billion.

Moreover, the Customs Intelligence team has arrested four persons who had boxes and packets containing methamphetamine (ice crystal) in their possession.

The recovered narcotics weighed 450kg and valued at around Rs40,121 million (Rs4bn) in the international market.

However, a press release stated, “Further investigation is under way to ascertain the real owners and culprits involved in supplying the hazardous narcotics.”