ISLAMABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization Peshawar arrested 35 persons involved in anti-smuggling activities and convicted 37 involved in the same act during the first eight months from July to February of Financial Year 2016-17. The Peshawar collectorate seized different kinds of smuggled goods worth Rs1757.783million during the same period.
According to Additional Deputy Collector Fazle Samad, ASO Peshawar made many important seizers during the above said period. The ASO seized 323 offending vehicles worth Rs458.700million whereas it seized 188 Non-Duty Paid vehicles worth Rs278.25million.
During the initial eight months of current Financial Year 2016-17, the ASO seized 1180500 yards of cloths valued Rs401.13million whereas ASO seized puppy seed worth Rs0.105million. The ASO seized ammunition valued Rs0.03million.
The ASO seized 112394 kg of tea undervalued Rs39.62million, 505 tyres and tubes valued Rs18.62million, 2678 numbers of auto-parts worth Rs26.17million, 248 bottles of liquor worth Rs0.83million whereas the ASO seized 27089 liters of mobil oil valued Rs10.22million.
During above said period, the ASO seized 78 buckets of grease worth Rs0.016million whereas ASO seized 32.821 kilogram of gold/silver valued Rs125.40million. The ASO seized 285899 cartons of fake cigarettes worth Rs81.64million and seized 4623 numbers of electronic goods valued Rs19.05million.
The ASO also seized 120 antiques worth Rs1.8million, seized 250387 numbers of pirated CD/DVDs worth Rs9.91million whereas ASO seized 11698 kg of scrape valued Rs4.27million, did 904 blankets worth Rs.1.26million while it seized 67240 items of medicines valued Rs1.06million. The ASO also impounded 2202 tines of Pan Prag valued Rs3.17 million.
During the first eight months, the ASO seized 30524 kg of smuggled Gutka worth Rs2.48million whereas it seized 22786 of smuggled toiletries valued Rs3.85million. The ASO seized five generators valued Rs3.78million and it also seized 13936 mobile phones valued Rs74.52million. The ASO seized 387 kg of opium worth Rs7.85million and seized 19.616 kg of heroin priced Rs.33.8 million, Additional Deputy Collector said.
