MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement & Compliance (E&C) has seized non-customs paid 1400 litres of High-Speed Diesel (HSD)during their operation near Rakhi Gaaj Dera Ghazi Khan.
Sources told Customs Today that Anti-Smuggling Organization received credible information that oil tanker loaded with smuggled High-Speed Diesel will come from Quetta to Dera Ghazi Khan to supply non-customs paid diesel.
Deputy Collector Amjad Aman formed special team of Anti-Smuggling Organization to intercept smuggled High-Speed Diesel. Anti-Smuggling team was high alerted to take action against smuggled High-Speed Diesel.
Anti-smuggling squad started the patrolling of suspected routes and seized the suspected oil tanker filled with High Speed Diesel. Customs staff found during examination that oil tanker was filled with 1400 litres High Speed Diesel (HSD) oil and driver was asked to produce import documents of said petroleum products and its oil tanker.
Driver of said oil tanker failed to produce any legal documents of said High Speed Diesel and customs team seized oil tanker filled with HSD and formed seizure report against non-customs paid Oil Tanker and recovered High Speed Diesel.
The net worth of seized High Speed Diesel Rs.600, 000 and value of oil tanker was almost Rs2 million. Further proceedings are still underway till filing of this report.
