FAISALABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Sargodha foiled a smuggling attempt and confiscated non-duty paid ceramic tiles worth Rs660000 involving customs duty and taxes of Rs49593 and impounded an offending Mazda truck worth Rs01.5million.
Sources told Customs Today that Deputy Collector (DC Muhammad Rizwan received a tip-off regarding the transportation of smuggled items. He formed a special team comprising Superintendent Ch Sardar Muhammad, Inspectors Bashir Hussain, Atif Mumtaz, Sepoys Muhammad Imran, Hafiz Nasir, Shafqat Mehmood, Safdar Hussain to foil the attempt.
The ASO team started checking vehicles near Lahore Sargodha road. The ASO team intercepted a Mazda mini truck with registration No: DGI-498 loaded with foreign origin ceramic tiles (825-meters). The team asked the driver to show the legal documents regarding the possession and transportation of the goods but he failed to do so.
The ASO team impounded the loaded tiles along with the offending vehicle. The ASO registered a case of smuggling against the accused under Section 168 of the Customs Act-1969 and forwarded the case to the customs adjudication for further proceeding.
