FAISALABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organisation (ASO) seized smuggled items worth Rs 6.566 million and registered three cases of smuggling during the first week of November 2016.
According to details, Deputy Collector Rizwan Khan conducted raids against smugglers and impounded a non-duty paid vehicle worth Rs 6 million under Section 16 of the Customs Act, 1969. The officials impounded the vehicle after the driver failed to show the documents regarding legal import of the vehicle.
The ASO also confiscated 778 kilogramme of foreign origin cloth worth Rs 466,800 and miscellaneous items worth Rs 100,000 during the said period. The officials seized the items under prevailing customs laws and registered cases against the culprits. The cases have also been sent to the adjudication for further legal action.
