Written by Faisal Shahnawaz in Pakistan Customs A Customs clerk allegedly masterminded the scam using fake payment and clearance documents to remove auctioned goods without depositing government dues. The Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Karachi has arrested three individuals, including a departmental employee, an auction bidder and an alleged facilitator, for their alleged involvement in a Rs16.5 million fraud involving the illegal removal of auctioned goods through forged documents. The case came to light after credible intelligence was received on August 28, 2026, concerning the removal of auctioned goods from the Collectorate in February without depositing the required bid amount into the government treasury. Following the information, authorities initiated a fact-finding inquiry and preliminary investigation. The inquiry established that goods from an auction lot valued at Rs15 million had been removed by the successful bidder without payment of the bid amount. Fake Documents Used to Remove Auctioned Goods Investigators found that the fraud also involved the evasion of 10% income tax amounting to Rs1.5 million. As a result, the total financial loss or default linked to the transaction reached Rs16.5 million. The alleged scheme was carried out through a set of forged documents. These included a fake Payment Slip Identification Number (PSID), which had no corresponding record in the WeBOC system, along with a counterfeit Delivery Order, No Objection Certificate (NOC) and Computerized Payment Receipt (CPR) for income tax. According to the preliminary investigation, the fraudulent documents were prepared by a clerk posted in the Collectorate’s Auction…