HYDERABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO), Customs Preventive Sukkur, confiscated the foreign origin non-duty-paid 49 cartons of smuggling mouses and 4,000 contraband blue books made in China worth Rs one million including duties/taxes during an action at a check-post of Jacobabad-Sukkur division during nine days of August 2017/18.
Following a tip-off received by Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq, the ASO team conducted a raid on Jacobabad to abort a smuggling bid.
Under the supervision of Additional Collector Rehmatulah Vistro, ASO team, comprising Assistant Collector Mumtaz Ali Ghangro, In-Charge Aziz Ahmed Katpar, Inspector Nasurallah Gilal, Inspector Nazeer Ahmed, Inspector Hiydatulah Abro, Sepoys Dhani Bux, Ahmed Bhutto, Ajaz Bhutto, Khalil Ahmed, Driver Manzoor Mashori, conducted a search operation and recovered the abovementioned non-duty-paid items being smuggled into Pakistan.
The ASO lodged separate cases of smuggling against the accused and forwarded cases to the customs adjudication. After a seizure report, the ASO team deposited the seized items into the Sukkur State Warehouse.
While talking with Customs Today, customs officials said the Hyderabad Customs showed some brilliant performance with regard to the anti-smugglings during the above said period.
