HYDERABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization Hyderabad, Customs Preventive Sukkur-Larkana, has seized 321 imported Vego Tel model mobiles worth Rs1.1million involving customs duty and taxes of Rs538707during an action at Sukkur LCS Courier Service near Rohri Toll Plaza.
Collector Model Customs Collectorate Hyderabad Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq directed his staff to check the smuggling attempts in the region. Additional Collector Dr Aamer Nawaz Hamid received secret information regarding the smuggling of imported smuggled and non-custom-duty-paid mobiles.
He formed a team comprising ASO Customs Preventive Sukkur Customs Officer and other staff. The ASO team intercepted a public transport vehicle near Rohri Toll Plaza and recovered the said goods.
Prior to the recovery, the officials asked the driver to produce documents regarding the legal import of the items but he could not prove anything. The team impounded the goods under the Customs Act.
A case was registered against the accused. The case has been sent to the customs adjudication for further legal action.
The ASO deposited the confiscated items into the Sukkur State Warehouse.
