ISLAMABAD: Customs Collectorate car cell has impounded a non-duty paid Toyota Corolla car worth Rs 1.5 million. The vehicle was seized from Rawalpindi.
The sources told Customs Today that the anti-smuggling car cell received information through its source that a non-duty paid vehicle with fake registration number D-2301 is coming from Quetta and heading towards Islamabad.
In pursuance of the information the custom staff intercepted the Toyota Corolla car model 2005. The squad asked the owner of the vehicle to produce legal documents regarding possession of the vehicle but the owner failed to show any relevant documents.
After investigation the squad found that seized car’s documents were fake. The vehicle was impounded by Superintendent Chaudhary Safdar and Inspector Khalid Sammad, the vehicle is impounded under Customs Act 1969 and the documents of vehicle have been sent for further examination to I&P department.
The sources said that FBR has issued special instructions to customs department to make appropriate steps to arrest smugglers to curb non-duty paid vehicles. Customs team after registration of FIR h against the offender started further investigation.
