FAISALABAD: Customs Intelligence and Investigation has seized items valued Rs13million involving customs duty and taxes of Rs8million by foiling different smuggling bids during third week of May 2017 besides impounding a vehicle priced Rs7million under Section (U/S-157) being used for transportation.
Sources told Customs Today that Customs Intelligence and Investigation made five seizures in its regions including FIU Khushab, Sargodha and Sara-e-Muhajir by conducting successful operations against the smugglers.
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Assistant Director Syed Ittrat Hussain said the intelligence teams are determined to curb the smuggling in the region and there is no room for smugglers. He said the customs is taking action against the smugglers in cooperation with the other law enforcement agencies. He also appreciated the performance of the intelligence teams and vowed to continue such operations against the culprits.
He added that the Faisalabad Intelligence seized cigarettes of different brands (750-cartons) worth Rs2.5million involving customs duty Rs4.6million, miscellaneous items valued Rs1.2million involving customs duty Rs915621 and used air compressor priced Rs2million involving duty of Rs420000 and foreign origin (F/O) bitumen in drums weighed 57,980 kilogram and valued Rs4.3million involving customs duty and taxes of Rs952000. The said intelligence also seized cigarettes (335-cartons) worth Rs1.3million involving duty and taxes of Rs989785.
