ISLAMABAD: The Directorate Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has seized two trucks loaded with non-duty paid smuggled cigarettes near Swabi during the last two days.
According to details, during the crackdown against the smuggled and non-duty paid cigarettes, a team of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue intercepted a truck at Swabi and recovered local made 308 cartons of “President Brand”, cigarettes. The Customs team inquired about the invoices regarding possession of cigarettes but the driver produce forged invoice named with Zaman Traders. The non-duty paid cigarettes were being smuggled to Karachi.
The sources added that the seized cigarettes involve Rs 3.9 million of federal excise duty and Rs 1 million of sales tax.
Meanwhile Directorate Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue of Federal Board of Revenue also recovered DHI brand of non-duty paid smuggled cigarettes having worth of Rs 10 million from a truck near Swabi while further investigation is underway.
