LAHORE: A team of Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation seized a non-duty paid Jaguar car during an action in Bahria Town.
Sources told Customs Today that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Rubab Sikandar received information that some non-duty paid vehicles which were plying on city roads. She constituted a Customs team under the supervision of Superintendent Customs Intelligence Saleemullah Khan, and comprised Agha Sultan Haider, Zulfiqar Ali Dogar, Sohail Murtaza, Hamid Babar and Nadeem Ahsan.
The team established many check points on main entry and exit points of Lahore city. During checking of vehicles, the team noticed a Jaguar car which was parked near Safari Villas bearing registration no: AAA-537. During checking of the vehicle it was revealed that the vehicle was non-duty paid and also being driven on fake number plate of Toyota Corolla car.
The Customs team impounded the vehicle and brings the same to office of Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation. The market value of seized vehicle is Rs5 million.
It is necessary to mention here that on one claimed the ownership of seized vehicle after passage of reasonable time. Customs Intelligence team registered a case against the owner of the vehicle and started investigations.
While on the other hands Director Customs Intelligence Rubab Sikandar directed all anti smuggling squads to adopt zero tolerance policy towards vehicles which are plying on roads with proper documents. She directed to take stern action against owners of these vehicles.
