Pakistani customs officials burnt piles of drugs at the Pakistan-India border town Wagha for International Customs Day on January 26. /VCG Photo

The theme for the 2019 International Customs Day is "Smart Borders for Seamless trade, Travel and Transport." /VCG Photo

Chief customs collector Wasif Ali Memon said the ceremony shows that Pakistan has made progress in the fight against drugs. They say they are determined to build up a safe border for citizens. /VCG Photo

These banned and expired goods include 11.8 kg of heroin, 49 beer tins and 5,619 bottles of liquor. /VCG Photo

Authorities have also started different programs to make smarter borders, reduce the cost of multilateral trading and improve security of the supply chain, said customs official Seema Raza Bukhari. /VCG Photo