MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement & Compliance (E&C) Multan Anti-Smuggling Organization has impounded vehicles and smuggled items worth Rs4031.634 million.
According to details, Multan Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has carried out various anti-smuggling operations during economic year 2019-20. Anti-Smuggling Organization has launched rigorous crackdown against smuggled vehicles and miscellaneous goods in the region despite of global pandemic during whole economic year 2020-21. The Collectorate has enhanced the monitoring of the various suspected routes to prevent transportation of smuggled vehicles and goods in the Jurisdiction. Customs Collectorate Enforcement & Compliance (E&C) Multan has stepped up the anti-smuggling drive in the territory under command of Collector Muneeza Majeed. Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization has intercepted various 149 vehicles of different brands and models worth Rs273.3 million throughout financial in their different actions in the territory.
These impounded vehicles include Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Hilux Surf, Toyota Premio, Toyota Vitz, Toyota Fielder and others. Majority of seized vehicles were found non-tampered during examination of Customs Anti-smuggling Organization.
Anti-Smuggling teams has intercepted huge quantity of smuggled miscellaneous goods worth Rs3758.334 million in the jurisdiction during year 2020-21.Multan Customs detected almost 359 seizure cases of smuggling including huge quantity of Skimmed Milk, chewing tobacco, Gutka, auto parts, tyres, cloths, bitumen and other miscellaneous goods .Customs Anti-Smuggling reduced the movement of smuggled items in the region due to their extensive crackdown in the region. Multan Customs was assigned anti-smuggling task of Rs.2444 million for the economic year 2020-21 but Multan Customs has accomplished more than assigned task.
Multan Customs Collector Muneeza Majeed has appraised the performance of Anti-smuggling Organization and directed them to continue their same performance for the accomplishment of future tasks.
