ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General Customs Intelligence and Investigation, Federal Board of Revenue Rawalpindi, has seized non-duty-paid vehicle Toyota Corolla G Car Model 2002 valued Rs3.599million including duty and taxes. In pursuance of a tip-off, the staff of the Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation Rawalpindi took the possession of a reportedly non-duty paid smuggled Foreign Origin used Toyota Corolla G, Model 2002, with registration No. BT 980, (1496 CC) from Police Chowki Basal, Police station Jhand, Dist Attock, in terms of orders of Magistrate Sec-30 Jhand (Attock).
As per report of the local police, vehicle Toyota Car was impounded from an unidentified person under Section 550 Cr. Pc. As Pakistan Revenue Automation Ltd and Auction data, no import entry was found against the vehicle. The vehicle was seized under Section 17 of the Customs Act-1969 with the approval of a competent authority for further verification of its import and auction status and payment of duty taxes.
As nobody appeared before the Directorate nor produced any legal import document in respect of impounded vehicle therefore confiscation of the used Toyota Corolla G Car was converted into seizure under Section 168 of the Customs Act-1969 being smuggled one liable to confiscation for violation of Section 2 (s) and 16 of the Customs Act-1969.
