FAISALABAD: Customs Adjudication Additional Collector Beelam-ur-Ramzan has issued Order-in-Original (ONO) against M/s Rana Ishtiaq Goods Forwarding Agency and ordered to seize the smuggled goods.
The suspects, Riaz Hussain, truck driver; Ammar Yasir, an employee of Rana Ishtiaq Goods Forwarding; Rashid Mehmood and Shehbaz Hussain were found involved in smuggling of various goods.
The customs authorities intercepted a vehicle and recovered a huge quantity of non-duty paid foreign cigarettes, gas lighters, foreign Liqua cherry with Italian flavors, Indian origin gutka, velvet cloth, ladies fabrics and children shoes of different brands. These goods were being transported through M/s Rana Ishtiaq Goods Forwarding Agency, while the consignment was booked from Lahore to Faisalabad.
The examination team of Faisalabad Customs along with representative of Faisalabad Dry Port Trust (FDPT) during examination observed that the condition as well as packing of goods was quite shabby and not up to the mark. It was suspected that high tariff good have been replaced with low tariff good. Therefore, the officials seized the items and registered FIR against the accused company.
It is necessary to mention here after arrival of the said goods neither importer nor his authorised person approached for clearance of their consignment. Later, the case was sent to the adjudication for further legal action.
Superintendent Sardar Mohammad, Inspector Abdul Jabbar, Safdar Ali and Masood Saeed Chohan appeared before the authority, while no one appeared to defend the case from respondent’s side nor any written reply was received from the respondent.
Therefore, Customs Adjudication Additional Collector Beelam ur Ramzan ordered to seize the goods under clause 14 of Section 156 (1), 157(1) and (2) of the Customs Act, 1969.
