LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Additional Collector Zahra Haider summoned the owner of non duty paid Toyota Hilux Surf on 10.10.2017.
As per details Customs Anti Smuggling Organization forwarded a Contravention Report No. 01/ASO-176/2017/526 dated 21.7.2017. Information was received to the effect that a non duty paid Toyota Hilux Surf was plying in the city with registration no: LEF-08-3885. The Customs ASO intercepted the above mentioned vehicle bearing registration no: LEF-08-3885 near Daroghwala, Al Kareem Gardem Ring Road Lahore. The person on the driving seat claimed the ownership of the vehicle and introduced himself as Muhammad Ajmal son of Mohammad Sharif.
The Customs anti smuggling squad asked him to show legal documents regarding possession and import of the vehicle, but the owner of the vehicle failed to provide any relevant documents.
The owner requested to allow him some time for production of requisite import documents. Therefore, the said vehicle was detained in terms of section 2 (kk) of the Cutoms Act, 1969 for want of import documents and further investigations.
During scrutiny of MRA online data against the registration no: LEF-98-3885 was checked which revealed that the against registration number having chassis number KZN1859016019, whereas the vehicle intercepted this office having chassis number KZN 185-9019403.
After examining the whole record of the case Additional Collector Zahra Haider summon the owner of the non duty paid vehicle on 10.10.2017 at 11 a.m. at Air Freight Unit of Allama Iqbal International Airport to explain his point of view.
