Discovery of 130 billion riyals of smuggled goods at Baneh borders

Sanandaj - Kurdistan border guard commander announced the discovery of 625 thousand cigarettes, 3 thousand 750 pieces of day-old chicken, five smart TV sets and 169 head of light cattle worth 130 billion Rials in Baneh border strip.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, Sardar Ahmadreza Hatami said: The Border Guards of the Baneh Border Regiment, relying on the intelligence elites and intensifying the control and operational measures, succeeded in identifying and discovering several shipments of contraband goods in the border strip of this city.

He added: The smugglers, upon seeing the border guards, abandoned their cargo and ran away from the place.

The Kurdistan border guard commander explained the discovered items and stated: These shipments included 625 thousand cigarettes, 3 thousand 750 day-old chickens, five smart TV sets and 169 light cattle.

Hatami announced the value of these cargoes as 130 billion Rials based on experts' assessment and said: Intelligence and operational measures to identify and arrest fugitive smugglers are continuing.

Emphasizing on the continuation of dealing with the smuggling of goods in the border areas, he noted that the border guards deal with any illegal activities in these areas with vigilance and continuous control of the border strip.