KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): A senior customs department official in southern Kandahar province has been arrested over corruption charges.
The detainee served as director of administrative and mobile maintenance at the customs department of Kandahar.
Bahir Ahmad, the governor’s spokesman, identified the detainee to Pajhwok Afghan News as Azizullah accused of allowing vehicles illegally without paying customs duty.
He said Governor Rohullah Khanzada visited the customs department a few days back and as a result a number of employees were arrested over allowing vehicles to pass illegally.
He said the officers had been taking and pocketing money from vehicles instead of . . .
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Bashir Ahmad Naadim
