FAISALABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organisation (ASO) Mianwali has seized smuggled items worth Rs 5.2 million involving customs duty and taxes amounting to Rs 2.453 million, beside impounding a Nissan trailer worth Rs 3 million under Section 157 of the Customs Act, 1969.
As per details, Additional Collector Muhammad Saeed Asad received information regarding smuggling attempts on which he formed a team comprising Superintendent Chaudhary Sardar Muhammad, Muhammad Mansha and Azhar Hussain Jafari, Driver Riasat Hussain, sepoys Muhammad Ashraf, Faiz Ahmad, Sher Ahmad and Muhammad Yousaf.
The team intercepted a trailer bearing Registration No TLB-781 near MM Road, Mianwali which was driven by Muhammad Shair Abbas son of Muhammad Riaz. The officials recovered auto ignition stainless steel gas stove, sewing machine parts, gas stove parts, etc.
The ASO team asked the suspect to produce documents regarding legal import of the goods. He produced GD No KAPW-HC-20442 dated August 01, 2016 against the goods imported by Fakkar Sajjad son of Akhtar Hussain proprietor of N.F Traders Islamabad.
The ASO team after finding some discrepancies seized the goods and forwarded the case to customs adjudication for further proceedings. Collector Zulfiqar Chaudhary has appreciated the performance of the Mianwali ASO, which foiled various smuggled bids in the region.
