FAISALABAD: The anti-smuggling organization (ASO) Mianwali impounded a non-duty-paid Toyota Corolla worth Rs01.5million involving customs duty and taxes of Rs764096 under the Customs Act-1969.
Deputy Collector Rana Falik Shair received a tip-off regarding the non-duty-paid vehicle. He formed a team comprising Superintendent Chaudhary Sardar Muhammad, Muhammad Umar Bhatti, Azhar Hussain Jafari, driver Riasat Hussain, Sepoys Muhammad Ashraf, Faiz Ahmad, Riaz Ahmad and Muhammad Yousaf.
The team intercepted a vehicle with registration No: AAH-082 (Quetta) Toyota Corolla motor car near toll plaza, M.M Road, district Mainwali, and asked Abdus Smad Khan Kakir son of Mehboob Khan Kakir (owner) for documents of the vehicle but he failed to produce the lawful proof of its registration. He only supplied the registration page of vehicle in his defence. He further informed the authorities that he purchased the vehicle from Quetta. The registration page was found bogus so the vehicle seized under Section 168 of the Customs Act-1969 for further verification and lab test.
Superintendent ASO Mianwali forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication. Collector Muhammad Sadiq has appreciated the performance of the Mianwali ASO which foiled various smuggling bids in the region.
