FAISALABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organisation (ASO), Sargodha, has impounded a non-duty paid foreign origin used Sierra Jimny Jeep worth Rs 1.2 million involving duty and taxes amounting to Rs 800,000.
Deputy Collector Muhammad Rizwan Khan received information regarding a non-duty paid vehicle on which he formed a team comprising Superintendent Chaudhary Muhammad Sardar, Inspector Bashir Ahmed, Inspector Ansir Saleemi, Inspector Mehar Ameer Ali, sepoy Muhammad Amin, Muhammad Iqbal, Hafiz Nasir Ahmed, Shafqat Mehmood and Muhammad Mansha.
The ASO team established various check posts on the roads and started checking of vehicles. During checking, the team intercepted a jeep bearing Registration No LOQ-1668 near GPO Chowk, Sargodha city and asked the owner Hafiz Gulam Abbas Shah to produce documents regarding the import of the vehicle. But the owner failed to provide the same.
Upon his failure, the ASO team impounded the vehicle under Section 2(S), of the Customs Act, 1969 read with SRO 566(1)2005 Section 16, 18, of the Customs Act, 1969 and registered a case against him.
The seizure report has been sent to the adjudication authority for further legal actions.
