FAISALABAD: The Model Customs Collectorate, (MCC) Air Freight Unit (AFU) Faisalabad, has confiscated over 451 pieces of smuggled foreign origin mobile phones at the Faisalabad International Airport during a checking of a Bahrain Flight No: GFA-790. The total cost of the impounded mobile phones is about Rs5.2 involving customs duty and taxes of Rs902855. The mobile phones were brought from Bahrain by above said flight to Faisalabad.
Sources told Customs Today that the AFU team, under the supervision of Deputy Collector (DC) Airport Traffic Usman Tariq and Assistant Collector (AC) Samad Hamdani comprising other staff including Superintendent Muhammad Javeed, Inspectors Khalid Ashraf Noor and Tanveer Bajwa, intercepted a passenger.
Upon checking, it was observed that the luggage tag was removed from one cardboard carton whereas tag Number 5072 GF 0944134 ( 02/60 ) was attached with the red bag and upon inquiry both articles were booked in the name of Abdul Sammad.
Further on suspicion, one Tayyab Manzoor, having passport No: BS 0712671 and CNIC No: 32402-6663267-9, has been detained for further inquiry. The bags on search were found loaded with foreign origin mobile phones of different brands and models.
During the checking, the customs team found mobile sets of Samsung Galaxy, Samsung S3, Samsung Galaxy S6 mobiles, LG Lite and other different brands.
The AFU seized the mobiles under Section 168 (1) of the Customs Act-1969 for violation of Section 2 (s) read with SRO read with Section 3 (1) and (3) of the Import and Export Control Act-1969.
