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Nimruz customs seize tons of goods being smuggled into the country
The Ministry of Finance said on Monday that officers from the mobile customs unit have seized tons of goods being smuggled into the country illegally at different points in the province.
The ministry has said that the seized goods include more than 9 tons of cacao, lavashak (Persian fruit roll) and honey; over one ton of spices; two tons of tomato paste; 240 kgs of beans and close to 700 kgs of clothes.
The ministry said that the seized goods are being held by Nimruz customs for further investigation and suspected smugglers will be handed over to the relevant institutions for prosecution.