Illicit flow of currency, drugs: Pak, KSA see huge scope for exchange of information

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Tuesday unanimously agreed that there exists huge scope for exchange of intelligence based information to effectively control illicit flow of currency and narcotics between KSA and Pakistan.

A delegation kingdom of Saudi Arabia led by Maj Gen Mohammad bin Saeed Al-Qami, Director General, Narcotics Control called upon Faiz Ahmad Chadhar, Director General, Customs Intelligence for a bilateral meeting at I&I-Customs Headquarters, Islamabad.

During the meeting various issues of mutual interests including matters pertaining to combating illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and chemical precursors, between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan came under discussion.

It was unanimously agreed that there existed huge scope for exchange of intelligence based information to effectively control illicit flow of currency and narcotics between KSA and Pakistan. Moreover, strengthening cooperation and liason for exchange of information, on real time basis, between both countries was underscored.

Faiz Ahmad Chadhar informed the delegation that Customs Intelligence with a focused approach had accelerated country wide counter-smuggling drive with special focus on drug smuggling. In this connection, the Saudi delegation felicitated Faiz Ahmad Chadhar over the recent narcotics seizure of high quality Hashish by Customs Intelligence in Quetta.

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