ISLAMABAD: The Car Cell of the Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad impounded a Non-Duty-Paid (NDP) Land Cruiser worth Rs2.6million from Rawalpindi.
According to Customs Today that on a tip-off shared by Collector MCC Dr. Arslan, the car cell set up a picket on GT Road Rawalpindi and intercepted a non-duty paid car with fake registration number. After the interception, the car cell staff asked the possessor to show the original documents of the car but he failed to do so.
After the firsthand investigation, the car cell impounded the vehicle and brought it to the state warehouse. The estimated value of the vehicle is Rs2.6million. An FIR has been lodged against the owner of the NDP vehicle.
The authorities concerned revealed that the documents of the car were checked by the registration authority which declared the registration fake.
The Land Cruiser has been impounded under the Customs Act 1969 and the documents of vehicle sent for further examination to the I&P Department.