FAISALABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has seized huge quantity of foreign origin Nokia mobiles worth Rs 82,0000 involving customs duty and taxes Rs 366553 during an action. These Nokia mobiles were brought into the country without paying customs duty through unauthorized route.
Sources told Customs Today that following information received through Additional Collector Saeed Asad that huge quantity of non duty paid Nokia mobiles of different brands were being transported from Lahore to Faisalabad through Kohistan bus bearing registration no. FDS 111. He immediately formed ASO team comprising Superintendent Saeed Akhtar Joiya, Inspector Khalid Ashraf Noor, Mahmood Ahmad Dogar, Ali Zahid, Sepoys Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Yaseen, Liaqat Ali and Muhammad Ashraf.
The ASO team intercepted the above mentioned vehicle near Kamalpur Interchange Sargodha Road and asked driver of the vehicle namely Rafiullah to show documents regarding legal import and transportation of these goods. But he remained failed to show any relevant documents.
The ASO team seized all the Nokia mobiles and forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication for further legal action.
