LAHORE: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) of the Collectorate of Customs Preventive has seized vehicle, goods and other miscellaneous contraband items worth Rs 386 million from July 2015 to June 16.
The ASO, under the supervision of Assistant Collector Dr Muhammad Adnan Khan and Superintendent Munawar Ahmad Khan, seized smuggled/ non-duty paid vehicles and goods during the month of June, 2016 amounting to Rs 51.331 million.
Cases valuing Rs9.8 million were made during the month of June 2015. Cases valuing Rs386.65 million have been made during the period July 2015 to June 2016 whereas cases valuing Rs302.08 million were made during the corresponding period of last year. An increase of Rs41.53 million witnessed as compared with the June 2015 and increase of Rs84.57 million as compared with the corresponding period of last year.
Similarly, the Anti-Smuggling Organisation seized smuggled/ non-duty paid vehicles and goods during the month of May, 2016 valuing Rs28.70 million. Cases of valuing Rs. 24.51 million were made during the month of May 2015. Cases valuing Rs335.32 million have been made during the period July 2015 to May 2016 whereas cases valuing Rs292.28 million were made during the corresponding period of last year. An increase of Rs4.19 million as compared with May 2015 and increase of Rs43.04 million as compared with the corresponding period of last year.
Earlier, Assistant Collector Dr Adnan told Customs Today that on the instructions of Collector of Customs Preventive Zulfiqar Younis a number of crackdown were conducted to curtail smuggling under the limits of the collectorate which has not only create deterrence beside brought smuggling activities down to a significant level.
He added that the ASO is determined to keep the momentum up so that lgal business could be better protected.
