FAISALABAD: The Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) has seized 3000 kilograms of foreign origin new auto parts. The market value of the seized auto parts and vehicle is Rs3210325 involving customs duty and taxes Rs181321.
Sources told Customs Today, that Collector Customs Muhammad Sadiq received information regarding smuggling of foreign origin new auto parts. Soon after receiving the information, he constituted a raiding team comprising Superintendent Dilawar Hussain, Inspectors Tanveerul Haq, Khalid Ashraf Noor, Ali Zahid and Muhammad Hayat, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Yasin sepoy.
The ASO team intercepted a vehicle bearing registration no: FDR-4685 loaded with 3000 kilograms of auto spare parts and r fake numbers, car bonnet, nose cut of car, steering comb, hub of car, auto fan for car.
They driver of the vehicle who was later identified as Muhammad Boota provided three GDs No. ICSI-HC-2173 dated 22-3-2017, ICSI-HC-1904 dated 20-02-2017, and ICSI-HC-2070 dated 8-02-2017 on the spot which are found irrelevant.
Therefore, the smuggled goods were seized into customs custody and brought to the same to State Warehouse. The Customs team seized the spare parts and registered a case of smuggling against the accused persons.
