FAISALABAD: The Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) has confiscated smuggled Indian origin black tea, coriander seeds, shoulder bags worth Rs21,64,365 during a successful raid.
Sources told Customs Today that ASO Deputy Collector Usman Tariq deputed Inspector Tanveerul Haq, Khalid Ashraf Noor to check vehicle under an anti smuggling campaign which was started by the order of Collector Muhammad sadiq.
The team started the checking of vehicles near Deputy Wala interchange. During the checking of vehicles the team intercepted a vehicle which was coming from Rawalpindi. During search of the vehicle the team recovered coriander seeds (700-kgs) black tea (2200-kgs), parachute shoulder bags. That smuggled items was transported through Super Karwan Goods Ganj Mandi Rawalpindi.
The team asked driver Sultan Mehmood son of Muhammad Yaqoob about booking of said items he told that I don’t know about booking of items rather it was booked by stand Manager. The team seized the said items and shifted in the compound of Model Customs House Faisalabad. The team released the driver after proper interrogation. The said deputy collector told Customs Today that the ASO has started anti smuggling campaign and the department is using all resources to curb smuggling and the fruitful results are observing day by day.
