FAISALABAD: Deputy Collector Customs Adjudication Asma Hameed declares seizure of mobile phones by Customs Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) as legal.
As per details, the Customs Air Flight Unit (AFU) recovered foreign origin mobiles phones of different brands such as LG mobiles, Samsung mobile , Vega mobile , HTC mobile , ZTE mobile , I phone mobile , Axon mobile , SKY mobile , LTE mobile , Motorolla mobile , LLNU mobile and Honor mobiles, LG mobile etc , also very large amount of the mobile phones a suspect, Muhammad Bilal who is a resident of Faisalabad .
The passenger was coming from the belt side in the Arrival Hall to custom counter side carrying two bags and one hand carry on a trolley with doubtful position. The AFU team intercepted the passenger and recovered above mentioned mobiles.
The customs staff forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication for further proceedings taking stance that the seized mobile phones were prohibited and brought into country without payment of duty and taxes.
In the light of facts it is clear that the seized goods foreign mobile phones are restricted ones and brought into the country illegally about 66 sets of the mobile phones, thus the same are liable to confiscation the Customs Adjudication under the relevant customs law.
Further more, during the hearing of the case, no one appeared to defend the case on behalf of respondents nor was any written reply was submitted despite giving many opportunities. While Inspector Khalid Mehmood inspector appeared from the prosecution side and asserted that the seized goods falls under the ambit of Section 2(s) of the Customs Act, 1969 read with current import policy order.
It is therefore, The custom adjudication issued notice to accused person on violation of the section 10-A 89 (1) and accused to file has reply by given time.
It is necessary to mention that adjudication has boost up hearing to conclude the hearing of the pending cases on priority basis.
